2.036
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
See description under subject 18.385[J] .
Fall 2014
Topics
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Readings
- Drazin, P. G. Nonlinear Systems . Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN: 9781139172455.
- Peitgen, H-O, H. Jurgens, and D. Saupe. Chaos and Fractals: New Frontiers of Science . Springer, 2012. ISBN: 9781468493962.
- Parker, T. S., and L. O. Chua. Practical Numerical Algorithms for Chaotic Systems . Springer, 2011. ISBN: 9781461281214.
- Jordan, D. W., and P. Smith. Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers . Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780199208258.
- Berge, P., Y. Pomeau, and C. Vidal. Order Within Chaos . Wiley-VCH, 1987. ISBN: 9780471849674.
- McCuskey, S. W. Introduction to Celestial Mechanics . Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Incorporation, 1963. ISBN: 9780201045703.
- Guckenheimer, J., and P. Holmes. Nonlinear Oscillations, Dynamical Systems and Bifurcations of Vector Fields . Springer, 2002. ISBN: 9780387908199. Requires mathematical sophistication. Subject covered at a rigorous level, with proofs requiring knowledge beyond course pre-requisites (say, at the level of Coddington, E. A., and N. Levinson. Theory of Ordinary Differential Equation . McGraw-Hill, 1984. ISBN: 9780070992566.)
- Lichtenberg, A. J., and M. A. Lieberman. Regular and Chaotic Dynamics, Applied Mathematical Sciences . Springer, 1992. ISBN: 9780387977454.
Fall 2004
Topics
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Readings
- Strogatz, S. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1994. ISBN: 9780201543445. We will cover most of the theory here (but skip some examples).
- Drazin, P. G. Nonlinear systems . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN: 9780521404891.
- Peitgen, H-O., H. Jurgens, and D. Saupe. Chaos and Fractals: New Frontiers of Science . New York, NY: Springer, 2004. ISBN: 9780387202297.
- Parker, T. S., and L. O. Chua. Practical Numerical Algorithms for Chaotic Systems . New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, December 20, 1991. ISBN: 9780387966892.
- Jordan, D. W., and P. Smith. Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780198565635.
- Berge, P., Y. Pomeau, and C. Vidal. Order Within Chaos . New York, NY: Wiley 1987. ISBN: 9780471849674.
Prerequisites & course information
Same subject as 18.385[J] Prereq: 18.03 or 18.032 Acad Year 2027-2028: Not offered Acad Year 2028-2029: G (Fall) 3-0-9 units
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