Steven H. Strogatz's Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, second edition, is aimed at
newcomers to nonlinear dynamics and chaos, especially students taking a first
course in the subject. The presentation stresses analytical methods, concrete
examples, and geometric intuition. The theory is developed systematically,
starting with first-order differential equations and their bifurcations,
followed by phase plane analysis, limit cycles and their bifurcations, and
culminating with the Lorenz equations, chaos, iterated maps, period doubling,
renormalization, fractals, and strange attractors.
The Student Solutions Manual, by Mitchal Dichter, includes solutions to the
odd-numbered exercises featured in Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, second edition.
Complete with graphs and worked-out solutions, the Student Solutions Manual
demonstrates techniques