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  • $\begingroup$ Reminds me of Strogatz. Did you ever use that book? $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 2, 2012 at 18:06
  • $\begingroup$ @rcollyer no: is it any good? $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 2, 2012 at 18:08
  • $\begingroup$ I think it is an excellent primer for undergraduates, a bit thin for graduate level work. But, it provides a nice overview so can act as a jumping off point. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 2, 2012 at 18:11
  • $\begingroup$ @rcollyer Thanks for the reference! I'll look into getting a copy. I had bifurcation theory as a grad level course but somehow nothing in that made sense to me (partly I suppose because of the terrible text book we had... cant remember the name now.) $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 2, 2012 at 19:12
  • $\begingroup$ @rcollyer,@ drN this one from the doc also is particularly neat Manipulate[Row[{Text["m"] == MatrixForm[m], StreamPlot[Evaluate[m . {x, y}], {x, -1, 1}, {y, -1, 1}, StreamScale -> Large, StreamColorFunction -> "Rainbow"]}], {{m, {{1, 0}, {0, 2}}}, {{{1, 0}, {0, 2}} -> "Nodal source", {{1, 1}, {0, 1}} -> "Degenerate source", {{0, 1}, {-1, 1}} -> "Spiral source", {{-1, 0}, {0, -2}} -> "Nodal sink", {{-1, 1}, {0, -1}} -> "Degenerate sink", {{0, 1}, {-1, -1}} -> "Spiral sink", {{0, 1}, {-1, 0}} -> "Center", {{1, 0}, {0, -2}} -> "Saddle"}}] $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 2, 2012 at 19:18