MATH 540 - Dynamical Systems and Chaos Theory

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Pepperdine University

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A study of chaotic dynamics as exhibited in nonlinear iterative systems. Includes coverage of fixed and periodic points, period doubling and bifurcation, attractors, transitivity, conjugacy, sensitivity, almost linearity, capacity and Lyapunov dimensions, and fractals. Case studies focus on the Henon and horseshoe maps, Julia and Mandelbrot sets, and the Lorenz system. Prerequisites: MATH 330, MATH 340.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pepperdine.edu/

Phone Number:

(310) 506-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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