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: 2
Average GPA: 3.35 (rounds to B+)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 42.85%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 4.17%
| Shane D Ross | 2021 | 85.7% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.81 | 1 |
| Staff Hanna | 2019 | 16.7% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 2.89 | 1 |