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MAE5790-1 Course introduction and overview

Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics

1:16:31·2014·undergraduate level

This introductory lecture to Cornell MAE 5790 provides an overview of nonlinear dynamics, contrasting linear and nonlinear systems. It introduces one-dimensional systems, fixed points, and their stability, using the logistic equation as a primary example.

Historical and logical overview of nonlinear dynamics. The structure of the course: work our way up from one to two to three-dimensional systems. Simple examples of linear vs. nonlinear systems. 1-D systems. Why pictures are more powerful than formulas for analyzing nonlinear systems. Fixed points. Stable and unstable fixed points. Example: Logistic equation in population biology.

Reading: Strogatz, "Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos", Chapter 1 and Section 2.0--2.3.

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