Introduction to Modern Dynamics
Introduction to Modern Dynamics: Chaos, Networks, Space, and Time
by David D. Nolte
English | 2019 | ISBN: 019884462X | 494 Pages | PDF True | 17 MB
by David D. Nolte
English | 2019 | ISBN: 019884462X | 494 Pages | PDF True | 17 MB
The best parts of physics are the last topics that our students ever see. These are the exciting new frontiers of nonlinear and complex systems that are at the forefront of university research and are the basis of many high-tech businesses. Topics such as traffic on the World Wide Web, the spread of epidemics through globally-mobile populations, or how the synchronization of global economies are governed by universal principles just as profound as Newton's laws. Nonetheless, the conventional university physics curriculum reserves most of these topics for graduate study because of the assumed need for advanced mathematics. However, by using only linear algebra and calculus, combined with exploratory computer simulations, all of these topics become accessible to advanced undergraduate students.