Dynamical Systems MATH 374 (Swords 328) Fall 2005

Professor Gareth Roberts

Office: SWORDS 326
Phone: 508-793-2350
E-mail: groberts@radius.holycross.edu     Please use this address instead of my GROUPWISE account!
Office hours: Mon. 10 - 11, Tues. 10:30 -12, Wed. 11 - 12, Fri. 10 - 11 or by appointment.
(See my teaching schedule for other available times.)

Important Information

• Syllabus (pdf file)
• Text: A First Course in Chaotic Dynamical Systems Robert L. Devaney
• Departmental Statement on Academic Integrity (PDF File)
• College Academic Honesty Policy (PDF File)

Special Lecture

• Professor Robert Devaney, HC '69 and the author of the course text, will be giving a special departmental colloquium on:
  
                  Thurs., Dec. 1, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
  
  Click here for the abstract.

  We are very fortunate to have such an internationally recognized expert in the field to visit HC.
  Plan on attending this lecture!

Homework (due at the start of class)

• Assignment 1 (due Wed., Sept. 7)
• Assignment 2 (due Wed., Sept. 14)
• Assignment 3 (due Mon., Sept. 26)
• Assignment 4 (due Wed., Oct. 19) (PDF file)
• Assignment 5 (due Wed., Nov. 2)
• Assignment 6 (due Fri., Nov. 11)
• Assignment 7 (due Tues., Dec. 6)

Computer Projects

• Introduction to Maple Handout
• Rates of Convergence (due Fri., Sept. 30, 5 pm)
• Windows in the Orbit Diagram (due Wed., Oct. 26, Start of Class)
• Feigenbaum's Constant (due Mon., Nov. 21, Start of Class)

Exams

• Midterm Exam 1: Wed., Oct. 5, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
• Midterm Exam 2: Wed., Nov. 16, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
• Final Exam: Mon., Dec. 12, 8:30 - 11:30 am

FINAL EXAM Review Session: Friday, Dec. 9th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm, Swords 328
Please come with specific questions.

Useful Links

• Java Applets on Choas and Fractals
• The Butterfly Effect
• MathWorld (online mathematics encyclopedia)
• Web Links for Mathematics/Mathematicians History
• The Greek Alphabet (learn how to say and write the symbols frequently found in mathematics literature)
• MathSciNet basic subject search

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