Bifurcation and Chaos (MATH3101)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Mathematics & Physics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
3 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Prerequisite
MATH1052 + MATH2010
Recommended prerequisite
MATH2000
Assessment methods
Examinaton & Assignments
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Cecilia Gonzalez Tokman (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Cecilia Gonzalez Tokman (Cecilia.gt@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
Modelling with nonlinear systems of ODE's. Stability and bifurcation theory including the Hopf bifurcation and limit cycles. Homoclinic & heteroclinic orbits and Mel'nikov theory. Stability, bifurcation theory and chaos in I-dimensional Maps. Period doubling. Feigenbaum's approach to chaos. Properties of chaos. The Lorenz Equations
