18.353J | Fall 2012 | Undergraduate

Nonlinear Dynamics I: Chaos

Assignments

The problem assignments and associated readings are based on the course textbook:

Strogatz, S. Nonlinear Dynamics And Chaos: With Applications To Physics, Biology, Chemistry, And Engineering. Westview Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780738204536.

ASSIGNMENTS ASSOCIATED READINGS SUPPLEMENTARY FILES
Problem Set 1 (PDF) Chapter 2

MATLAB® primer (PDF)

MATLAB sample code for Pset 1 (M)

Problem Set 2 (PDF) Chapter 5, and 6.1–6.4 MATLAB code (M)
Problem Set 3 (PDF) Chapter 6  
Problem Set 4 (PDF) Chapter 3  
Problem Set 5 (PDF) Chapter 8.1, and 6.8  
Problem Set 6 (PDF) Chapter 7

MATLAB primer 2 (PDF)

MATLAB vanderpol (M)

MATLAB vdpeq (M)

Problem Set 7 (PDF) Chapter 7.3, and 8.2–3  
Problem Set 8 (PDF) Chapter 8.2–3, and 8.7  
Problem Set 9 (PDF)   Note on ode 45 (PDF)

Course Info

Learning Resource Types
Problem Sets
Exams
Programming Assignments with Examples