an INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX SYSTEMS : society, ecology,and nonlinear dynamics.

Preface to the Second Edition (2020)
Preface to the First Edition (2016)
Contents
List of Examples
1 Introduction
	1.1 How to Read This Text
	References
2 Global Warming and Climate Change
	Further Reading
	References
3 Systems Theory
	3.1 Systems and Boundaries
	3.2 Systems and Thermodynamics
	3.3 Systems of Systems
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems (Partial Solutions in [solnsspschapspssystems]Appendix E)
	References
4 Dynamic Systems
	4.1 System State
	4.2 Randomness
	4.3 Analysis
		4.3.1 Correlation
		4.3.2 Stationarity
		4.3.3 Transformations
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems (Partial Solutions in [solnsspschapspsdynamic]Appendix E)
	References
5 Linear Systems
	5.1 Linearity
	5.2 Modes
	5.3 System Coupling
	5.4 Dynamics
	5.5 Control of Dynamic Systems
	5.6 Non-Normal Systems
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems  (Partial Solutions in [solnsspschapspslinear]Appendix E摥映數爠eflinksolnsspschapspslinearEE)
	References
6 Nonlinear Dynamic Systems—Uncoupled
	6.1 Simple Dynamics
	6.2 Bifurcations
	6.3 Hysteresis and Catastrophes
	6.4 System Behaviour Near Folds
	6.5 Overview
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems (Partial Solutions in [solnsspschapspsnonlin1]Appendix E)
	References
7 Nonlinear Dynamic Systems—Coupled
	7.1 Linearization
	7.2 2D Nonlinear Systems
	7.3 Limit Cycles and Bifurcations
	7.4 Control and Stabilization
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems (Partial Solutions in [chapspsnonlin2]Appendix E摥映數爠eflinksolnsspschapspsnonlin2EE)
	References
8 Spatial Systems
	8.1 PDEs
	8.2 PDEs & Earth Systems
	8.3 Discretization
	8.4 Spatial Continuous-State Models
	8.5 Spatial Discrete-State Models
	8.6 Agent Models
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems (Partial Solutions in [solnsspschapspsspatial]Appendix E)
	References
9 Power Laws and Non-Gaussian Systems
	9.1 The Gaussian Distribution
	9.2 The Exponential Distribution
	9.3 Heavy Tailed Distributions
	9.4 Sources of Power Laws
	9.5 Synthesis and Analysis of Power Laws
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems (Partial Solutions in [solnsspschapspspower]Appendix E)
	References
10 *-7ptComplex Systems
	10.1 Spatial Nonlinear Models
	10.2 Self-Organized Criticality
	10.3 Emergence
	10.4 Systems of Complex Systems
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems (Partial Solutions in [solnsspschapspscomplex]Appendix E)
	References
11 *-7ptObservation and Inference
	11.1 Forward Models
	11.2 Remote Measurement
	11.3 Resolution
	11.4 Inverse Problems
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems (Partial Solutions in [solnsspschapspsinference]Appendix E)
	References
12 Water
	12.1 Ocean Acidification
	12.2 Ocean Garbage
	12.3 Groundwater
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems
	References
13 Pandemics and Complex Systems
	13.1 Models of Virus Spread
	13.2 Changing Pandemic Dynamics
	13.3 Complex Systems and Healthcare Responses
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems (Partial Solutions in [solnsspschapspscovid]Appendix E)
14 Concluding Thoughts
	Further Reading
	Sample Problems (Partial Solutions in Appendix E摥映數爠eflinksolnsspschapspsconclEE)
	References
Appendix A Matrix Algebra
	Further Reading
Appendix B *-7ptRandom Variables and Statistics
	Further Reading
Appendix C *-7ptSystem Decoupling
C.1 Decoupling of Random Vectors
C.2 Decoupling Spring-Mass without Friction
C.3 Decoupling Spring-Mass with Friction
C.4 Decoupling Linear Circuits
C.5 Decoupling Heat Flow
C.6 Decoupling Vibrating Strings
C.7 Decoupling of Nonlinear Systems
Appendix D *-7ptNotation Overview
Appendix E *-7ptEnd of Chapter Solutions
Index