Course - Nonlinear Dynamics - TFY4305
TFY4305
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.
Nonlinear Dynamics
Credits
7.5
Level
Second degree level
Course start
Autumn 2010
Duration
1 semester
Language of instruction
English and norwegian
Examination arrangement
Written examination
About
About the course
Course content
Nonlinear dispersive wave equations in hydrodynamics and physics. Solitary waves and solitons. Soliton solutions of the Korteweg-de Vries equation. Nonlinear oscillations. Phase portrait. Poincare maps, iterations. Bifurcations, period doubling, scaling, universality. Deterministic chaos. Physical examples.
Learning outcome
Presentation of interesting phenomena occurring in nonlinear dynamical systems, with physical examples.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, problem sessions and computing exercises. A re-sit examination may be changed from written to oral.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic university level physics and mathematics.
Course materials
P.C. Hemmer: Ikke-lineær dynamikk (compendium).
Steven H. Strogatz: Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| FY8910 | 7.5 sp | |
| SIF4088 | 7.5 sp |
Subject areas
- Physics
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010
Written examination
Weighting
100/100
Date
2010-12-10
Time
09:00
Duration
4 timer
Place and room
Not specified yet.