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Instructor:
Ralf Wittenberg
K-10536, 291-4792
ralf@sfu.ca |
Lectures:
M 2:30-3:20pm
W 2:30-4:20pm
in AQ 4130 |
Text:
Steven Strogatz,
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
Westview Press |
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Announcements:
- Lecture 2: 8 September
Introduction:
Linear and nonlinear systems; autonomous systems; review of 1st-order ODEs and linear systems; introduction to chaos
Reading: Strogatz Ch.1, lecture notes
- Homework Set 0 (optional)
- Lecture 3: 10 September
Flows on the Line:
Direction field, phase line, fixed points, stability, linear stability analysis; population growth; existence and uniqueness
Reading: Strogatz Ch.2 (2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5), lecture notes
- Homework Set 1
- Suggested additional exercises for this lecture (optional):
2.2.1, 2.2.6, 2.2.9, 2.3.1, 2.4.1, 2.5.3, 2.5.5
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