TY - BOOK AU - Barreira,Luis AU - Valls,Claudia TI - Dynamical systems: an introduction T2 - Universitext SN - 9781447148340 (alk. paper) U1 - 515.39 23 PY - 2013/// CY - London PB - Springer-Verlag KW - Differentiable dynamical systems KW - Differential equations N1 - Translation from the Portuguese language edition: Sistemas Dinâmicos: Uma Introduc̦āo by Luís Barreira and Claudia Valls, copyright © IST Press 2012, Instituto Superior Técnico; Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-205) and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic notions and examples -- 3. Topological dynamics -- 4. Low-dimensional dynamics -- 5. Hyperbolic dynamics I -- 6. Hyperbolic dynamics II -- 7. Symbolic dynamics -- 8. Ergodic theory-- References-- Index N2 - This concise introduction to dynamical systems contains a large number of examples and exercises. It is an ideal textbook for a one-semester or two-semester course at the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate levels. ER -