#ATTENDANCE QUIZ FOR LECTURE 9 of Dr. Z.'s Math336 Rutgers University

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#1 Using Maple, find the fixed points of f(x) = 3.6x(1-x) (if they exist). Find stable fixed points.


read "C:/Users/aks238/Documents/M9.txt";

FP(3.6*x*(1 - x), x);
                       [0., 0.7222222222]

SFP(3.6*x*(1 - x), x);
                               []

#2 What other constant did Feigenbaum discover? What is its significance? 

FeigenbaumÕs alpha constant (2.502É) is the ratio between the width of a tine and the width of one of its two subtines. IÕm not sure what a tine is.