FIRST ORDER LINEAR DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS WITH APPLICATIONS

Abstract

Difference equations are a wonderful tool for studying the reality surrounding a person. They fully illustrate the statement of the great mathematician Jules Henri Poincaré: "Mathematics is the art of calling different things by the same name." Despite this, unfortunately, they do not occupy a worthy place in the training programs of physicists, economists, political scientists and other scientists. Perhaps the fact is that there is not enough clear and interestingly written materials on the relevant topic. We hope that the presented material will help to overcome this shortcoming to some extent.