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Undergraduate

The Growth of Partisan Support II: Model Analytics (UMAP)

Author: Carol Weitzel Kohfeld


This unit investigates mathematical properties of first order quadratic difference equation a) equilibria, b) local stability, and c) global stability. These analytic results are used to better understand political mobilization processes.

Table of Contents:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE MODEL

3. SOLVING FOR EQUILIBRIA

4. GLOBAL STABILITY ANALYSIS

5. A LOOK BEYOND

6. REFERENCES

7. ANSWERS TO EXERCISES

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UMAP Module
21 pages

Mathematics Topics:

Discrete & Finite Mathematics , Differential Equations

Application Areas:

Social Studies , American Politics

Prerequisites:

First order quadratic difference equations; Taylor series; partial differentiation

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