This class gives an introduction to nonlinear dynamical systems as they arise in a wide range of areas of science and engineering. While the main goal of the class is to present the concepts and techniques needed for dealing with these systems it will do so from an applied perspective making contact with physical systems wherever possible. The course will build on the textbook Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Engineering by S. Strogatz.
Key topics to be discussed include
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491-8316; h-riecke@nwu.edu; M458.
The Fall Quarter course will be followed by a projects-based course in Spring Quarter on The Thermodynamics of Small Systems, which will investigate the relationship between the dynamics of systems with few degrees of freedom and their thermodynamics. This part of the course will be directed by M. Johnson (BME, 467-7143) and S. Lichter (ME, 467-1885).
These courses are part of the new IGERT program Complex Systems in Science and Engineering