//Example 10.1.1 Page 350 //Non-Linear Dynamics and Chaos, First Indian Edition Print 2007 //Steven H. Strogatz clear; clear; clc; close; x=poly(0,"x"); f = (x^2)-x; //Defining Polynomial--> x(dot)=x^2 -1. Let this be f(x) disp("Fixed Points are :") y = roots(f) lambda1=evstr(2*y(1)) lambda2=evstr(2*y(2)) //if lambda1<1 then // disp(y(1)) //disp("Stable.") //elseif lambda1>1 // disp(y(1)) //disp("Unstable.") //else // disp("Unconclusive since lambda=1.") //end //if lambda2<1 then // disp(y(2)) // disp("Stable.") //elseif lambda2>1 // disp(y(2)) // disp("Unstable.") //else // disp("Unconclusive since lambda=1.") //end disp("Since lambda1=0<1, Thus it is stable.") disp("Since lambda2=2>1 Thus it is unstable.") //End of Example.