Math 467 - Dynamical Systems

Spring 2015

Course Content

Stability and bifurcation in vector fields and discrete maps. Phase portraits and limit cycles. Introduction to chaos and Lyapunov exponents.

For a more detailed syllabus, see https://www.sfu.ca/students/calendar/2015/spring/courses/math/467.html

Homepage

http://www.math.sfu.ca/~van/teaching/Math-467/Spring15/Math-467.html

You are expected to visit this web page on a regular basis and check for updates, announcements, etc.

Instructor

Course Time and Location

Tu 12:30PM - 2:20PM, AQ5016

Fr 12:30PM - 1:20PM, AQ5016

Textbook

Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Engineering, by Steven Strogatz, Westview Press, 2nd Edition

Exams

• MIDTERM exam: There will be an in-class midterm exam on Tuesday, Feb 24 during lecture time: 12:30PM - 2:20PM, Location: AQ5016 (our classroom). The exam will be closed books and notes and it will cover material pertaining to homeworks 1 - 4. No calculators will be allowed. 
• Midterm exam: Solutions
  

• FINAL exam: The final exam is scheduled for  Wednesday, Apr 15, 8:30AM - 11:30AM in AQ 5037. The exam will be closed books and notes.
• Fall 2005 final exam for practice. Note that the offering in 2005 asked the students for a final project, so the final exam was in fact a second midterm. It was an in-class 2 hour exam.
  

Homework

Weekly/ biweekly homework assignments are posted on the website.

To turn in homeworks : use the Math 467 homework box. Math homework boxes are located across the Applied Calculus Workshop, located at SC K 9503.

The homeworks are due at 5:00 PM on the due date. Late homeworks will not be graded.

It is very important that you do all the homework since it is almost impossible to learn without working through many examples and problems.

Grades

Grades will be based on the following percentages.

The highest of the two schemes: Scheme 1: H 15%, M 25%, F 60%; Scheme 2: H 25%, M 25%, F 50%.