Text: The text is "Chaos: An Introduction to Dynamical Systems," Alligood, Sauer and Yorke, Springer Verlag 1996.
MATLAB is required, student version can be obtained from The MathWorks
Course Content: Discrete maps; continuous flows; dynamical systems; Poincare maps; symbolic dynamics; chaos, strange attractors; fractals; computer simulation of dynamical systems.
Prerequisites: Math 308 and 601 or equivalent
Instructor: Dr. Granville Sewell
Office: Blocker 641F
Phone: 979-862-4873
FAX: 979-862-4190
email: sewell@math.tamu.edu
office hours: 10-11 MTWF (but available via e-mail anytime)
Grading Policy:
90-100% | guaranteed A |
80-89% | guaranteed B or better |
70-79% | guaranteed C or better |
below 70% | no guarantees |
Submitting Homework
Homeworks are to be received by midnight on the due date, via FAX to 979-862-4190 (use alternate #979-845-6028, only when first number down, and notify me if you use this FAX), or e-mail (PDF or PS or MSWord file to sewell@math.tamu.edu). Note Q-drop Deadline is April 3
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