TY - BOOK AU - Vries, Jan De TI - Topological dynamical systems: an introduction to the dynamics of continuous mappings SN - 9783110340730 U1 - 515.4 VRI-J PY - 2014/// CY - Berlin PB - De Gruyter KW - Topological dynamics KW - Mathematics KW - Calculus N1 - There is no recent elementary introduction to the theory of discrete dynamical systems that stresses the topological background of the topic. This book fills this gap: it deals with this theory as 'applied general topology'. We treat all important concepts needed to understand recent literature. The book is addressed primarily to graduate students. The prerequisites for understanding this book are modest: a certain mathematical maturity and course in General Topology are sufficient. The series is devoted to the publication of monographs and high-level textbooks in mathematics, mathematical methods and their applications. Apart from covering important areas of current interest, a major aim is to make topics of an interdisciplinary nature accessible to the non-specialist ER -