Mathematics of chaos and fractals
Coordinator: Dr Paul Cally
6 points * Three 1-hour lectures per week, one 1-hour tutorial * First/Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: At levels 3 and 4, VCE Mathematical Methods * Prohibitions: MAA2021, MAT1711, MAT1722
Theory, modelling and evolution of discrete dynamical systems. Deterministic and chaotic systems: investigations and applications to physical, biological and ecological systems. The logistic equation, fractals, Julia sets and Mandelbrot sets. Use of the computer algebra package DERIVE.
Assessment
Examinations (2 hours): 85% * Assignment: 7% * Tests (4): 8%