Exploring nature's dynamics. With 1 IBM-PC disk (3. 5 inch, HD) (Q2726655)

This book offers an introductory opportunity to learn about -- and explore for yourself -- some of the diverse forms of dynamics that occur in nature's reproduction processes. These forms include the competitive and cooperative interactions between species, neurological behaviors, dynamic spatial organizations, and the amazing constructive contributions of chaotic dynamics to our minds and hearts, the evolution of our solar system, and the human species itself. The accompanying disk includes simple Qbasic computer programs that allow to witness dynamic systems at work. The methods for using these programs -- and for making modifications based on your own creativity -- are fully explained for people who have never used computer programs before. The contents are:NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINE1. ``Understanding'' nature's dynamics; 2. Dynamic aspects of modern sciences; 3. Different types of population dynamics; 4. Dynamic models based on differential equations; 5. Interacting systems producing periodicity; 6. Temporal chaos and fractal structures; 7. Periodic systems coupled to periodic environments; 8. A variety of dynamics in space and/or time. At the end there are 6 computer appendixes and 5 mathematical appendixes. Among the new concepts that one needs to become familiar is that of nonlinear dynamics.