Chaos and Catastrophe Theories
Nonlinear Modeling in the Social Sciences
$116.75
- Paperback
88 pages
- Release Date
31 December 1994
Summary
What is chaos? How can it be measured? How are the models estimated? What is catastrophe? How is it modelled? How are the models estimated? These questions are the focus of this volume.
Beginning with an explanation of the differences between deterministic and probabilistic models, Brown then introduces the reader to chaotic dynamics. Other topics covered are finding settings in which chaos can be measured, estimating chaos using nonlinear least squares and specifying ca…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780803958470 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0803958471 |
| Author: | Courtney M. Brown |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 88 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 December 1994 |
| Weight: | 130g |
| Dimensions: | 139mm x 215mm |
| Series: | Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences |
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Courtney M. Brown
Courtney Brown is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Emory University. Dr. Brown has taught differential equation modeling to graduate and undergraduate students for over 20 years. His teaching and research interests also include other quantitative methods, political musicology, science fiction and politics, electoral behavior, political parties, democratic development, and politics and the environment. He has authored five books that deal with differential equation models in the social sciences, including three titles for the Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences series.
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