F. Scott Williams has similar praise for "Conceptual Mathematics" by Lawvere and Schanuel in the latest NAM newsletter and for an even broader range of students. jim Wojtowicz, Ralph wrote:
Steve Stevenson wrote: As an outsider, let me say something about outsiders in this. In a word, "Where's the rosetta stone?"
From my experience, "Conceptual Mathematics" by Lawvere and Schanuel can serve as a Rosetta stone for undergraduate students interested in dynamic systems. I had the opportunity to use "Conceptual Mathematics" as a reference in an upper-level applied math class at the University of Dallas. Sample course materials are available at: http://www.adjoint-functors.net/teaching/notes1.pdf http://www.adjoint-functors.net/teaching/exam1.pdf http://www.adjoint-functors.net/teaching/quiz3.pdf http://www.adjoint-functors.net/teaching/lifeS.pdf Lawvere's definitions of symbolic dynamics and chaos were of particular interest to the students and to me.
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