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CDS 140b -- Winter 2005
Second Term

Introduction to Dynamics

Prerequisites: ACM 95 or equivalent

CDS 140b is a continuation of CDS 140a. Most of the course (80%) will cover basic tools from nonlinear dynamics, such as perturbation theory, method of averaging, bifurcation theory, global bifurcation and chaos, and Hamiltonian systems. Besides studying standard textbook examples (van der Pol, Duffing, and Lorenz equations), for some of the course (20%) we will analyze and design new classes of space mission trajectories, applying basic tools of dynamical systems, such as periodic and quasi-periodic orbits, invariant manifolds, homoclinic and heteroclinic connections, symbolic dynamics and chaos.



Lectures

TuTh 9 - 10:30 AM; 125 Steele



Instructor

Wang Sang Koon
119 Steele,
email: koon
Office hours: by appointment

Teaching Assistants

Harish Bhat
email: bhat
Office hours: Wed, 3-5pm, Red Door Cafe


Announcements

  • There is no homework due on Thursday, February 17th.
  • Solutions to Homework 2 have been posted.
  • Solutions to Homework 1 have been posted.
  • The second homework has been posted. See the Assignments page.
  • The first homework is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, January 13, 2005.
  • The first lecture for CDS 140b will be on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 in 125 Steele.

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