Physics 471D -- Advanced Topics: Nonlinear Dynamics -- Spring 2022
| Instructor | Renate Wackerbauer, Office Location: REIC 106 phone: 474-6108 WELCOME, and have a great semester !! e-mail: rawackerbauer@alaska.edu |
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| Open office hours | Due
to Covid19 there are no walk-in office hours unless the situation
improves; discussions after class work well; meeting via zoom works;
email is effective for straight-forward questions. additional
recitation classes can be scheduled on request. |
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| Course info | Phys471D, 1 credit | ||||
| Prerequisites | Phys220 and Phys301, or instructor's permission | ||||
| Lectures | MW 4:40-5:40pm, REIC 207 F 3:30 to 4:30 pm, REIC 207 Lectures are face to face Due to the fluid situation with covid, the course modality can change throughout the semester. In the case of online course delivery, lectures would be offered synchronously (tablet with whiteboard), recorded, and uploaded into google classroom. |
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| Noyes Lab | Access to the Noyes Computer Lab (Rm 101 REIC) is provided to all students enrolled in a Physics course. Your polar express card lets you in. | ||||
| Text |
Required text:
Supplementary readings: |
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Course Content |
Introduction into the dynamics of nonlinear systems. Continuous and discrete dynamical systems, stability analysis, bifurcations, limit cycle, chaos and strange attractors, fractals and dimension algorithms. | ||||
Course Goals
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This course provides an introduction into nonlinear dynamics at the
undergraduate level. Dynamical systems that are characterized with coupling
and feedback processes often show dynamical (or spatiotemporal) patterns
that need to be described at the systems level; a reductionist approach
is not suited for complex systems, since the entire system behaves
different than the sum of its part. Complex systems can be
high-dimensional but must not. A necessary requirement for complex
dynamics is nonlinear equations of motion. |
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| Student Learning Outcomes | Students learn, *how to analyze the stability of complex systems *how nonlinear systems differ from linear systems regarding dynamical properties *how sensitivity of system dynamics is related to predictability, determinism, and control *to explore dynamical systems analytically and with computer simulations |
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Homework |
Homework
will be assigned weekly and will be due by 3:30 pm on the following
wednesday, unless explicitely altered at the time of assignment. Late homework will not be accepted.
Finished homework should be uploaded to "google classroom" in a single pdf-file. in case of issues with the homework link use: ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/wacker/CLASS/471D.html |
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| Examinations | A one-hour in-term final examination will be held during the semester. The exam will be closed books and closed notes. No calculators, computers, or communication devices are allowed.
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| Grading | The
maximum score for each homework will be 100 points. illegible work will not be graded. To
pass the course with a grade higher than an "F", you need 50% of the
total credits. Grades A - D are assigned equal weight
(units of 12.5%) for total credits between 50% and 100%. +/- are assigned 2.5% from grade boundary. So
A+ (>97.5), A(>90), A- (>87.5), B+(>85), B(>77.5), B-
(>75), C+ (>72.5), C (>65), C- (>62.5), etc. For the final
grade homework, exams, will be weighted as follows:
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| Course policies | Attendance at lectures is expected. Active class participation, questions, comments are extremely welcome in the lectures. A missed exam will receive 0 credit unless the instructor is notified by email, phone, etc before the exam starts. Make-up exams will be individually scheduled with the student. | ||||
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students of UAF, you are bound by the policies and regulations of the
University of Alaska, UAF rules and procedures, and the Student Honor
Code. You are obligated to make yourselves familiar with all conditions
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