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Chaos and FractalsA computational approach

Mark McClure

Front Matter

Preface

1Introduction

Surprise in Newton's method

2The iteration of real functions

Basic notions
Graphical analysis
The classification of fixed points
Classification of periodic orbits
Parametrized families of functions
Conjugacy
The doubling map and chaos
A few notes on computation
Exercises

Authored in PreTeXt

Chapter1Introduction

1.1Surprise in Newton's method