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Nonlinear Dynamics at the Free University Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publications Research Group Nonlinear Dynamics
Dr. A. López-Nieto |
Summer 2020 BMS-Course Dynamical SystemsRecitation sessions: Dr. Isabelle Schneider , Alejandro Lopez-Nieto , Nicola Vassena Schedule, Summer 2020Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:15-12:00
Live classes will be attempted on webex. If, and only if, webex fails miserably, all class materials will be provided for download in two parts per class, afterwards. Part 1 consists of a concise summary. The complementary part 2 will discuss each and every step of the summary by detailed screen and audio recording. It is strongly recommended to go through part 2 first, to take notes and digest the material at leisure. Do not procrastinate! Anytime later, and as a reminder, you may prefer and enjoy the brevity of part 1.
Pass CriteriaSolve correctly at least 25% of the assignments (see assignments section). Fachbereich and university have not reached a policy concerning final exams (Klausur), at yet. Information will be provided, in due time. In case such binding guidance does not become available, in due time, course credit will be based on active participation, only.AudienceStudents of mathematics or physics, including teachers, from semester 3. Direct access to thesis projects: bachelor, master, dissertation. Students interested in dynamical systems are also welcome to participate in the seminar (Hi)stories of Dynamics. Please note that topics will be distributed on April 23, 12 p.m., right after the second session of this course.It will be possible to give your talk in English. TopicsDynamical Systems are concerned with anything that moves. The three semester course takes us on a fascinating mathematical voyage through the centuries: from origins in celestial mechanics to contemporary struggles between chaos and determinism. Examples include nonlinear oscillators, ecological models, the Lorenz equation, chemical and metabolic networks, and epidemic models. Semester 1: AssignmentsForm teams of two, work on four problems per week, submit at least two, get one right each week (on average). Submission procedure: email a .pdf or .jpg file of your solutions to your assigned tutor, before the deadline. Be prepared to explain any of your solutions (no matter whether your own or the solution by your team partner!) during any tutorial, live, on webex.TutorialsMondays 10-12, Tuesdays 12-14, and Wednesdays 16-18, starting on April 27. Please check the Whiteboard page for information on the online rooms.ReferencesDynamical Systems I: basic questionsThis is the list of questions for the whole semester, and you should be able to answer all of them only at the end of the course. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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