Let $T_a$ be the tent map with slope a. Let c be its turning point, and ${\mu }_a$ the absolutely continuous invariant probability measure. For an arbitrary, bounded, almost everywhere continuous function g, it is shown that for almost every a, $ʃgd{\mu }_a=li{m}_{n\to \infty }\frac{1}{n}{\sum }_{i=0}^{n-1}g\left(T_a^i\left(c\right)\right)$. As a corollary, we deduce that the critical point of a quadratic map is generically not typical for its absolutely continuous invariant probability measure, if it exists.

We consider-without restriction to the piecewise monotone case-a forcing relation on interval (transitive, roof, bottom) patterns. We prove some basic properties of this type of forcing and explain when it is a partial ordering. Finally, we show how our approach relates to the results known from the literature.

Let ℳ be the set of pairs (T,g) such that T ⊂ ℝ is compact, g: T → T is continuous, g is minimal on T and has a piecewise monotone extension to convT. Two pairs (T,g),(S,f) from ℳ are equivalent if the map h: orb(minT,g) → orb(minS,f) defined for each m ∈ ℕ₀ by $h\left(g^m\left(minT\right)\right)=f^m\left(minS\right)$ is increasing on orb(minT,g). An equivalence class of this relation-a minimal (oriented) pattern A-is exhibited by a continuous interval map f:I → I if there is a set T ⊂ I such that (T,f|T) = (T,f) ∈ A. We define the forcing relation on...