Difference Equations From Rabbits to Chaos

Difference Equations From Rabbits to Chaos / by Paul Cull, Mary Flahive, Robby Robson.

Difference equations are models of the world around us. From clocks to computers to chromosomes, processing discrete objects in discrete steps is a common theme. Difference equations arise naturally from such discrete descriptions and allow us to pose and answer such questions as: How much? How many...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cull, Paul (Author), Flahive, Mary (Author), Robson, Robby (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edition:1st ed. 2005.
Series:Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Difference equations.
Functional equations.
Combinatorics.
Matrix theory.
Algebra.
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Table of Contents:
  • Fibonacci Numbers
  • Homogeneous Linear Recurrence Relations
  • Finite Difference Equations
  • Generating Functions
  • Nonnegative Difference Equations
  • Leslie’s Population Matrix Model
  • Matrix Difference Equations
  • Modular Recurrences
  • Computational Complexity
  • Some Nonlinear Recurrences.

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