MTH 487 - Dynamical Systems

[3 credit(s)]

Prerequisites: A grade of ‘C’ or better in MTH 284 or MTH 288, MTH 286, and at least one mathematics course numbered 300 or above, or permission of instructor. Systems of differential equations, local and global behavior of a vector field in the plane, discrete dynamical systems, structural stability, the Poincare-Bendixon theorem, bifurcations, chaos, and strange attractors. Course includes use of a computer algebra system, such as Maple or MATLAB.

Semesters Offered: Spring - even years

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