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Instructor:
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Victoria Sadovskaya sadovskaya@psu.edu 112 McAllister (814) 865-6485 MWF 2:20-3:20 p.m. and by appointment |
Teaching Assistant:
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Kurt Vinhage vinhage@math.psu.edu 432 McAllister (814) 863-3644 TBA and by appointment |
Course description: This course is a part of the MASS Program.
The theory of dynamical systems is a modern branch of mathematics. Its main objective is
to analyze long-term behavior of systems that evolve over time. In this course, we will
introduce the fundamental concepts and tools of dynamics and discuss an array of examples
with gradual increase in complexity. The topics will include contractions, linear maps,
differential equations, recurrence, equidistribution, hyperbolic systems, symbolic systems
and coding, fractals, entropy, and chaos.
Syllabus
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Final Exam Review Sheet pdf