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Dynamics, the Geometry of Behavior
by Ralph H. Abraham and Christopher D. Shaw
Authors
Ralph Abraham
is Professor of Mathematics
at the University of California at Santa Cruz,
director of the
Visual Math Institute,
and author or coauthor of many books and articles on chaos theory, dynamics,
mechanics, and the history of mathematics.
Chris Shaw is an artist, cineaste, computer graphic whiz,
and founder of the virtual character company,
Haptek, Inc.
Subject
This is a classic of visual math, and a unique entry point into
chaos theory for the nonspecialist.
654 pages, 849 ilustrations.
Versions
The 4th edn. contains all the original art by
Chris Shaw and original text by Ralph Abraham
found in the 1st and 2nd editions, but in a completely new
setting by graphic artist Rich Curtis.
Available as an eBook (PDF) on CD only:
DYN4CD
The 5th edn. contains all the original art by
Chris Shaw and original text by Ralph Abraham
found in the 1st and 2nd editions, but in a completely new
setting by graphic artist Rich Curtis.
This is the first printing on paper in full color since 1992.
It is identicl to the 2nd edition other than being printed in four parts,
but in a larger (8.5 x 11 inch) format.
This is part I only:
DYN5, Part I
The remaining parts will appear in the near future.
Front matter (Foreword, Preface, Contents)
of all editions.
For the publication history of this work, see
DYN Versions
Revised 11 August 2017 by Ralph H. Abraham
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