Fractals; drawing fractals, fractal dimension, Julia sets. Discrete dynamical systems; Logistic equation, period-doubling bifurcations. The Henon map. Nonlinear ordinary differential equations; phase portraits, stability, periodic orbits, averaging methods and bifurcations. Nonlinear oscillations. Lect: 3 hrs. Prerequisite: MTH 231 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
