Chaos and Fractals: An Elementary Introduction

by David P. Feldman

Book Overview

This book provides the reader with an elementary introduction to chaos and fractals, suitable for students with a background in elementary algebra, without assuming prior coursework in calculus or physics. It introduces the key phenomena of chaos - aperiodicity, sensitive dependence on initial conditions, bifurcations - via simple iterated functions. Fractals are introduced as self-similar geometric objects and analyzed with the self-similarity and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199566445
• ISBN13: 9780199566440
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.6"