Matthijs Koopmans Livres

The book introduces innovative methods for analyzing dependency and irregularity in long time series, focusing on cycles that resemble seasonal patterns but occur on variable time scales. It bridges a gap by applying techniques typically reserved for dynamical systems to the social sciences, enabling researchers to investigate and document fractal patterns within dynamic social systems. This approach opens new avenues for understanding complex social phenomena through a mathematical lens.

This book capitalizes on the developments in dynamical systems and education by presenting some of the most recent advances in this area in seventeen non-overlapping chapters. The first half of the book discusses the conceptual framework of complex dynamical systems and its applicability to educational processes. The second half presents a set of empirical studies that that illustrate the use of various research methodologies to investigate complex dynamical processes in education, and help the reader appreciate what we learn about dynamical processes in education from using these approaches.