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Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, and Linear Algebra
Published in Hardcover by Academic Press (1974)
Authors: Morris Hirsch and Stephen Smale
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Not for the average undergrad!
As a senior undergrad majoring in math and economics, this book is everything but an easy read. To all fellow undergrads who are not math superheroes (that should about 75% of us), if you happen to come across this book in an upcoming course description, it may be a good idea to look for alternative. Currently, I'm looking for another book that I may be able to use as a supplement to get me through this course with a passing grade. Up to this point in my math career, I have never come across a text as ungraspable as this one; this is unfortunate since it appears that there is a lot of knowledge and content on the pages.

Thorough and solid introduction
This is the book from which I was introduced to dynamical systems some twenty-odd years ago. It's a thorough introduction that presumes a basic knowledge of multivariate differential calculus but is pretty well self-contained as far as linear algebra is concerned. Rigorous but readable, it provides a foundational understanding of n-dimensional linear dynamical systems and their basic exponential solution.

But my opinions won't be as helpful to the Amazon math shopper as a simple listing of what's in the book. So here's the table of contents.

Chapter 1: First Examples

Chapter 2: Newton's Equation and Kepler's Law

Chapter 3: Linear Systems with Constant Coefficiants and Real Eigenvalues

Chapter 4: Linear Systems with Constant Coefficients and Complex Eigenvalues

Chapter 5: Linear Systems and Exponentials of Operators

Chapter 6: Linear Systems and Canonical Forms of Operators

Chapter 7: Contractions and Generic Properties of Operators

Chapter 8: Fundamental Theory

Chapter 9: Stability of Equilibria

Chapter 10: Differential Equations for Electric Circuits

Chapter 11: The Poincare-Bendixson Theorem

Chapter 12: Ecology

Chapter 13: Periodic Attractors

Chapter 14: Classical Mechanics

Chapter 15: Nonautonomous Equations and Differentiability of Flows

Chapter 16: Perturbation Theory and Structural Stability

Afterword

Appendix I: Elementary Facts

Appendix II: Polynomials

Appendix III: On Canonical Forms

Appendix IV: The Inverse Function Theorem

References

Answers to Selected Problems

Solid and basic book
This book is a classical in the subject. It will provide you with solid information even if you are an absolut beginner with proficiency only in undergraduate algebra, calculus.


Transcriptional Regulation in Eukaryotes: Concepts, Strategies and Techniques
Published in Hardcover by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (15 January, 2000)
Authors: Michael Carey and Stephen T. Smale
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Good Book for the beginner and expert....
There are so many method for experiment regarding transcriptional regulations. In this book, you may find brief purpose, background knowledge and technical guide for the allmost experiment about transcriptional regulations.


Biography of Stephen Smale
Published in Hardcover by Addison Wesley Publishing Company (1998)
Author: Batterson
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The Collected Papers of Stephen Smale
Published in Hardcover by World Scientific Pub Co (2000)
Authors: Stephen Smale, Felipe Cucker, and R. Wong
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From Topology to Computation: Proceedings of the Smalefest
Published in Hardcover by Springer Verlag (1993)
Authors: M.W. Hirsch, J.E. Marsden, M. Shub, and Stephen Smale
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Gene Expression & Signaling in the Immune System: Abstracts of Papers Presented @ 2002 Mtg April 24-28, 2002
Published in Paperback by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (2002)
Authors: Richard Flavell, Stephen Smale, and Rudolf Grosschedl
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Global Analysis Part 1 (Proceedings of Symposia in Pure Mathematics, V. 14-16)
Published in Paperback by American Mathematical Society (1985)
Authors: Symposium in Pure Mathematics University of California at Berkeley 196, Smale S, Shiing-Shen Chern, Stephen Smale, and American Mathematical Society
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Mathematics of Numberical Analysis
Published in Hardcover by American Mathematical Society (1996)
Authors: Stephen Smale, James M Renegar, and Michael Shub
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The Mathematics of Numerical Analysis: 1995 Ams-Siam Summer Seminar in Applied Mathematics July 17-August 11, 1995 Park City, Utah (Lectures in Applied Mathematics (American Mathematical Society), V. 32.)
Published in Paperback by American Mathematical Society (1996)
Authors: James Renegar, Michael Shub, and Stephen Smale
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The Mathematics of Time: Essays on Dynamical Systems, Economic Processes, and Related Topics
Published in Paperback by Springer Verlag (1986)
Author: Stephen, Smale
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