Chaotic Dynamics by Jerry Gollub

Chaotic Dynamics by Jerry Gollub

The previous edition of this text was the first to provide a quantitative introduction to chaos and nonlinear dynamics at undergraduate level. It was widely praised for the clarity of the writing and for the unique and effective way in which the authors presented the basic ideas. These same qualities characterise this revised and expanded second edition. Interest in chaotic dynamics has grown explosively in recent years. Applications to practically every scientific field have had far-reaching impact. As in the first edition, the authors present all the main features of chaotic dynamics using the damped, driven pendulum as the primary model. This second edition includes additional material on the analysis and characterisation of chaotic data, and applications of chaos. This new edition of Chaotic Dynamics can be used as a text for courses on chaos for physics and engineering students at the second and third year level.

'Chaotic Dynamics is refreshingly down-to-earth … I recommend it to anyone who wishes to penetrate beneath the flashy surface of the popular image of chaos to the hardcore science beneathThe book makes an excellent text for physics or mathematics students, and its reliance on concrete examples offers a welcome antidote to the esotericism of many undergraduate science courses.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
'The original text, published 1990, was the first quantitative introduction to chaos for science undergraduates. This has now been revised and skilfully extended … Suitable as a source text for lecture courses.' Aslib Book List
'This book was a pleasure to review.' Physics Today
'The authors' express purpose was to fill the void in the literature on chaotic dynamics between the readable but technically light books, best exemplified by James Gleick's Chaos (Viking 1987) and the technically difficult books … Gregory Baker and Jerry Gollub have accomplished this superbly and provided us with a text, or text supplement, suitable for the advanced undergraduate.' Physics Today
'It bridges the gap between the popular books and the technical tomes, by employing computer experiments in place of calculations, and by concentrating on examples … Written by people for whom chaos is not an end but a means to the understanding of physical phenomena.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

Gregory L. Baker, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA, Gregory L. Baker, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA, Gregory L. Baker, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA

Gregory L. Baker was born and educated in Toronto receiving his B.Sc. in mathematics and physics from the University of Toronto, and his M.Sc and Ph.D. in physics, also from the University of Toronto. He has taught physics and mathematics at Bryn Athyn College since 1970, retiring from fulltime
involvement in 2007. His scholarly interests have included stochastic processes (as a consultant), chaotic dynamics, and the relationship between religion and science. He has authored or co-authored more than sixty publications, many of which have appeared in peer reviewed journals. His books
include the best selling Chaotic Dynamics: an Introduction, a technical/cultural book on the pendulum The Pendulum: a case study in physics, and Religion and Science: from Swedenborg to chaotic dynamics. Baker is a member of the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics
Teachers, and is a recipient of the Glencairn award for scholarship at Bryn Athyn College.

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ISBN 13	9780521476850
ISBN 10	0521476852
Title	Chaotic Dynamics
Author	Jerry Gollub
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1996-01-26
Number of pages	272
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