Difference Equations From Rabbits to Chaos

From the reviews:

"The book under review is written for advanced undergraduate majors. … This book is well written and easy to read, with a large number of exercises … . Difference equations: from rabbits to chaos is a good text for those who want to teach an introductory course in recurrences from a collection of various classical points of view. … anyone interested in difference equations … will want Cull, Flahive, and Robson as a reference because of its interesting and unique collection of topics." (Shandelle M. Henson, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2006 j)

"This book is a nice addition to an already nice group of books on difference equations … . would be especially appealing to students who like to compute. … This book contains many interesting examples … . There are over 250 exercises. This book could be used for an upper level undergraduate course or for a beginning graduate level course. … it would be nice to have in one’s personal library." (Allan Peterson, SIAM Review, Vol. 48 (1), 2006)

"Recognizing the increasing importance of difference equation models … the authors aimed to write a book that provides a solid foundation in the field and is accessible to undergraduates. … this text is written in an informal style and with an ‘algorithmic spirit’. … There are many worked examples and the exercise sets are good … . it provides an accessible introduction to the material and a firm foundation for applications in various scientific fields." (Henry Ricardo, MathDL, September, 2005)

"As the authors point out in their introduction this is a textbook for undergraduate students taking introductory courses on discrete mathematics. The text is quite elementary, written for an audience with a preference for computational aspects of mathematics and modelling real world phenomena. This is also reflected by the exercises at the end of each chapter. Starting with simple examples … the reader is lead to basic notions and theoremsof basic linear algebra and analysis. Proofs are worked out accurately … ." (Stefan Hilger, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1085, 2006)

"This book is specifically designed for American undergraduate students studying mathematics or computer science; it is part of Springer’s undergraduate texts in mathematics. … It will be useful to have on the bookshelf, and when there is a specific difference equation in front of me it will be my first port of call." (Tony Crilly, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 91 (521), 2007)