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NONLINEAR DYNAMICS, BIFURCATIONS AND CHAOS

CBE/ECE/MATH 777
Course Description

Advanced interdisciplinary introduction to qualitative and geometric methods for dissipative nonlinear dynamical systems. Local bifurcations of ordinary differential equations and maps. Chaotic attractors, horseshoes and detection of chaos.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing or member of the Pre-Masters Mathematics (Visiting International) Program

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This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

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