Ordinary Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
MATH 4400 CRN85182

Yuri V. Lvov$\ \ \ \ $lvovy@rpi.edu 6893

Monday Thursday 10-11:50

Office Hours : Monday-Thursday, 14:00-15:00 or by appointment AE 320

Midterms are at 7th and 13 weeks of classes

Graders are Danny Goldstein and Andrew McAllister, goldsd5@rpi.edu Monday, 4pm, HBH, the library on the 1 floor of the Science Center.

An intermediate course emphasizing a modern geometric approach and applications in science and engineering. Topics include first-order equations, linear systems, phase plane, linearization and stability, calculus of variations, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, oscillations, basic bifurcation theory, chaotic dynamics, and existence and uniqueness.





Dr Yuri V Lvov 2011-10-29