Geometrical Theory of Dynamical Systems
by Nils Berglund
Publisher: arXiv 2001
Number of pages: 85
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This text is a slightly edited version of lecture notes for a course to undergraduate Mathematics and Physics students. Contents: Examples of Dynamical Systems; Stationary and Periodic Solutions; Local Bifurcations; Introduction to Chaotic Dynamics.
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