Download or read book Applied Nonlinear Dynamics written by Ali H. Nayfeh and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-11-20 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unified and coherent treatment of analytical, computational and experimental techniques of nonlinear dynamics with numerous illustrative applications. Features a discourse on geometric concepts such as Poincaré maps. Discusses chaos, stability and bifurcation analysis for systems of differential and algebraic equations. Includes scores of examples to facilitate understanding.