21-476 Introduction to Dynamical Systems

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course is an introduction to differentiable dynamical systems. The material includes basic properties of dynamical systems, including the existence and uniqueness theory, continuation, singular points, orbits, and their classification. The PoincareBendixson theorem and typical applications, like Lienard equations and LotkaVolterra are also covered. An introduction to chaos as time permits. Three 50 minute lectures

Prerequisites: (21-241 or 21-242) and 21-261

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