Overview
- A must-read for mathematicians, scientists and engineers who want to understand difference equations and discrete dynamics
- Contains the most complete and comprehenive analysis of the stability of one-dimensional maps or first order difference equations
- Has an extensive number of applications in a variety of fields from neural network to host-parasitoid systems
- Includes chapters on continued fractions, orthogonal polynomials and asymptotics
- Lucid and transparent writing style
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics (UTM)
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Second Edition
S.N. Elaydi
An Introduction to Difference Equations
"The presentation is clear. The book provides numerous interesting applications in various domains (life science, neural networks, feedback control, trade models, heat transfers, etc.) and well-selected exercises with solutions."—AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
From the reviews of the third edition:
"This is the third edition of a well-established textbook which gives a solid introduction to difference equations suitable for undergraduate students. It covers most aspects from classical results to modern topics. In comparison to the previous edition, more proofs, more detailed explanations, and more applications were added. … Thanks to the many additions, the book stays recent and valuable resource for students and teachers." (G. Teschl, Internationale Mathematische Nachrichten, Issue 202, 2006)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Introduction to Difference Equations
Authors: Saber N. Elaydi
Series Title: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3110-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1999
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-3110-1Published: 14 March 2013
Series ISSN: 0172-6056
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5604
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVIII, 429
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Analysis, Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization
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