Periodic Character and Patterns of Recursive Sequences

Michael A. Radin earned his Ph.D. at the University of Rhode Island in 2001 and is currently an associate professor of mathematics at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Michael started his journey analyzing difference equations with periodic and eventually periodic solutions as part of his Ph.D. thesis and published many papers on boundedness and periodic nature of solutions of rational difference equations, max-type difference equations and piece-wise difference equations. Michael published several papers together with his Master’s students and undergraduate students at RIT and has publications with students and colleagues from Riga Technical University and University of Latvia.

“The book is well written and it provides a good introductory reference in the field of difference equations and discrete mathematics.” (Ioannis P. Stavroulakis, zbMATH 1429.39001, 2020)

• Chapter 1- Introduction.- Chapter 2- First Order Linear Difference Equations and Patterns of Periodic Solutions.- Chapter 3- Periodic Character of Solutions of First Order Nonlinear Difference Equations.- Chapter 4- Second Order Linear Difference Equations and Periodic Traits.- Chapter 5- Periodic Traits of Second Order Nonlinear Difference Equations.- Chapter 6- Advanced Periodic Characteristics and New Research Questions.- Appendices.- References.