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MATH332: Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos |
The remarkable fact that determinism does not guarantee regular or predictable behaviour is having a major impact on many fields of science and engineering as well as mathematics. The discovery of chaos, or of chaotic motions, in simple dynamical systems changes our understanding of the foundations of physics and has many practical applications as well, shedding new light on the workings of lasers, fluids, mechanical structures and chemical reactions.
Dynamical systems involve the study of maps and systems of differential equations.. In this unit, the diversity of nonlinear phenomena is explored through the study of second-order differential equations, and 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional maps.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
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D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
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| Staff Contact: |
Mathematics staff |
| Prerequisites: |
MATH235(P); MATH232(P) or MATH236(P)
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Technology
Science
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Graded
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| Offered By: |
Department of Mathematics |
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