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MA30349: Dynamics and chaos

[Page last updated: 22 May 2025]

Academic Year: 2025/26
Owning Department/School: Department of Mathematical Sciences
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: EXCB 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • MA32049 Closed-book written examination (EXCB 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take MA22016 OR take MA20221
In taking this module you cannot take MA30060
Learning Outcomes:
* Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamical behaviour arising from well-known iterated maps.
* Discuss and apply methods for the analysis of complex dynamics arising from simple nonlinear iterated maps.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the relation between iterated maps and abstract symbolic dynamical systems.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the behaviour of typical families of iterated maps as a parameter varies.


Synopsis: You will develop mathematical theory and techniques to analyse and understand deterministic systems that change over time. You will encounter simple models that produce complex dynamics, including chaos. You will develop, explore and apply methods to define, identify and characterise key dynamical properties of these systems. You will develop theoretical foundations for the theory of dynamical systems which are used extensively in application areas including physics, biology, chemistry and economics.

Content: Continuous maps of the interval, including sawtooth, tent and logistic maps; fixed points and periodic orbits; sensitive dependence on initial conditions; topological transitivity; bifurcations and their classification; symbolic dynamics; chaos; horseshoes; period three implies chaos. Additional topics chosen from: unimodal maps; Sharkovsky's Theorem Feigenbaum's constant; topological entropy; rigorous numerics; interval arithmetic.

Course availability:

MA30349 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Mathematical Sciences
  • USMA-AFM14 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics (Year 4)
  • USMA-AAM15 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
  • USMA-AKM15 : MMath(Hons) Mathematics with Year long work placement (Year 5)
Department of Physics
  • USXX-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Mathematics and Physics (Year 4)
  • USXX-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Mathematics and Physics with Study year abroad (Year 5)
  • USXX-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Mathematics and Physics with Year long work placement (Year 5)

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