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

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1. Using Maple, find the (i) stable fixed points of x->3.6*x*(1-x) (ii) stable points by hand

i) f := 3.6*(1 - x)*x;
                       f := 3.6 (1 - x) x

SFP(f, x);
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ii) f'(x)=4-8x, f'(0)=4, which is unstable, 

2. What other constant did feigenbaum discover and what is its significance

fiegenbaum discovered the alpha constant, 2.502907...

It is the ratio between the width of a tine and the width of its 2 subtines.