LoFaro, Thomas,
Discovering Dynamical Systems Through Experiment and Inquiry / Thomas LoFaro and Jeff Ford. - First edition. - 1 online resource - Textbooks in mathematics .
An Introduction to Dynamical Systems -- Sequences -- Fixed Points and Periodic Points -- Analysis of Fixed Points -- Bifurcations -- Examples of Global Dynamics -- The Tools of Global Dynamics -- Examples of Chaos -- From Fixed Points to Chaos -- Sarkovskii's Theorem -- Dynamical Systems on the Plane -- The Smale Horseshoe -- Generalized Symbolic Dynamics.
Discovering Dynamical Systems Through Experiment and Inquiry differs from most texts on dynamical systems by blending the use of computer simulations with inquiry-based learning (IBL). IBL is an excellent tool to move students from merely remembering the material to deeper understanding and analysis. This method relies on asking students questions first, rather than presenting the material in a lecture. Another unique feature of this book is the use of computer simulations. Students can discover examples and counterexamples through manipulations built into the software. These tools have long been used in the study of dynamical systems to visualize chaotic behavior. We refer to this unique approach to teaching mathematics as ECAP--Explore, Conjecture, Apply, and Prove. ECAP was developed to mimic the actual practice of mathematics in an effort to provide students with a more holistic mathematical experience. In general, each section begins with exercises guiding students through explorations of the featured concept and concludes with exercises that help the students formally prove the results. While symbolic dynamics is a standard topic in an undergraduate dynamics text, we have tried to emphasize it in a way that is more detailed and inclusive than is typically the case. Finally, we have chosen to include multiple sections on important ideas from analysis and topology independent from their application to dynamics.
1000358933 9781000358933 9781000358957 100035895X 9781003024132 1003024130
10.1201/9781003024132 doi
Differentiable dynamical systems.
Dynamics.
System theory.
MATHEMATICS / Applied
MATHEMATICS / Differential Equations
MATHEMATICS / General
QA614.8 / .L54 2021
515.39
Discovering Dynamical Systems Through Experiment and Inquiry / Thomas LoFaro and Jeff Ford. - First edition. - 1 online resource - Textbooks in mathematics .
An Introduction to Dynamical Systems -- Sequences -- Fixed Points and Periodic Points -- Analysis of Fixed Points -- Bifurcations -- Examples of Global Dynamics -- The Tools of Global Dynamics -- Examples of Chaos -- From Fixed Points to Chaos -- Sarkovskii's Theorem -- Dynamical Systems on the Plane -- The Smale Horseshoe -- Generalized Symbolic Dynamics.
Discovering Dynamical Systems Through Experiment and Inquiry differs from most texts on dynamical systems by blending the use of computer simulations with inquiry-based learning (IBL). IBL is an excellent tool to move students from merely remembering the material to deeper understanding and analysis. This method relies on asking students questions first, rather than presenting the material in a lecture. Another unique feature of this book is the use of computer simulations. Students can discover examples and counterexamples through manipulations built into the software. These tools have long been used in the study of dynamical systems to visualize chaotic behavior. We refer to this unique approach to teaching mathematics as ECAP--Explore, Conjecture, Apply, and Prove. ECAP was developed to mimic the actual practice of mathematics in an effort to provide students with a more holistic mathematical experience. In general, each section begins with exercises guiding students through explorations of the featured concept and concludes with exercises that help the students formally prove the results. While symbolic dynamics is a standard topic in an undergraduate dynamics text, we have tried to emphasize it in a way that is more detailed and inclusive than is typically the case. Finally, we have chosen to include multiple sections on important ideas from analysis and topology independent from their application to dynamics.
1000358933 9781000358933 9781000358957 100035895X 9781003024132 1003024130
10.1201/9781003024132 doi
Differentiable dynamical systems.
Dynamics.
System theory.
MATHEMATICS / Applied
MATHEMATICS / Differential Equations
MATHEMATICS / General
QA614.8 / .L54 2021
515.39