Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Introducing Iterated Functions 1
5. 2. Introducing Differential Equations 17
6. 3. Interlude: Mathematical Models and the Newtonian Worldview 45
7. 4. Chaos I:The Butterfly Effect 62
8. 5. Chaos II: Deterministic Randomness 90
9. 6. Bifurcations: Sudden Transitions 106
10. 7. Universality in Chaos 129
11. 8. Higher-Dimensional Systems and Phase Space 170
12. 9. Strange Attractors 189
13. 10. Conclusion 223
14. Bibliography 231
15. Index 243