1st Edition

Fractional Calculus for Skeptics I The Fractal Paradigm

By Bruce J. West, YangQuan Chen Copyright 2024
146 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

146 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book is the first of its kind on fractional calculus (FC), dedicated to advocating for FC in STEM education and research. Fractional calculus is increasingly used today, but there remains a core population of skeptics regarding the utility of this "new" calculus. This book is intended for those who are skeptical about the need for fractional calculus to describe dynamic complex networks... Read more

1. We Know That How?  2. Complex ⇒ Nonsimple  3. Nonsimple ⇔ FOT  4. FOO for Skeptics  5. FOU for Skeptics  6. FOT for One, Two, Many

Biography

Bruce J. West, a Physics PhD from the University of Rochester 1970, was the Chief Scientist in Mathematical and Information Science at the Army Research Office of the US, 1999–2021. His awards include the Presidential Meritorious Rank Award 2012 (Obama) and the Presidential Distinguished Rank Award 2017 (Trump).

YangQuan Chen, a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher, earned his PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 1998. He is a professor at the School of Engineering, University of California, Merced. His research interests include smart control engineering via digital twins and applied fractional calculus in STEM.