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A Brief Introduction to Discrete Dynamical Systems

Posted by Charles Stein on February 15th, 2018.

Dynamical systems are a powerful mathematical tool first introduced in 1892 by H. J. Poincaré to model a three-body celestial system. Dynamical systems may seem scary in name and repertoire, but they become more approachable after walking through a few explana…