ESM-4114: Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
Description: Motion of systems governed by differential equations: stability, geometry, phase planes, bifurcations, Poincare sections, point attractors, limit cycles, chaos and strange attractors, Lyapunov exponents. Forced, nonlinear oscillations: jump phenomena, harmonic resonances, Hopf bifurcations, averaging and multiple-scales analysis. Systems governed by discrete maps: return maps, cobweb plots, period-multiplying bifurcations, intermittency, delay coordinates, fractal dimensions.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Sections Taught: 10
Average GPA: 3.33 (A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 43.98%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 5.83%
| Staff Hanna | 2019 | 28.9% | 41.0% | 13.3% | 5.6% | 1.5% | 9.7% | 3.04 | 6 |
| Scott L Hendricks | 2007 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.00 | 1 |
| Susanne Aref | 2010 | 66.7% | 27.8% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.61 | 2 |
| Shane D Ross | 2021 | 85.7% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.81 | 1 |