Dynamical Systems, Spring 2000

Homework Assignments

Only turn in the boldface problems. [S] refers to the Strogatz text. I reserve the right to modify assignments until one week before the due date, so check this page regularly.

Homework #1, due Thursday January 27: Flows on the Line
Read [S] chapters 1, 2, 3. You may skip section 3.3. Much of the material in chapter 2 should already be familiar to you.
- Problems in chapter 2:
  - section 2, p.37: 1, 9, 11, 13;
  - section 3, p.39: 3;
  - section 4, p.40: 1, 9;
  - section 7: p.42: 7.

Homework #2, due Tuesday February 8: Bifurcations and Flows on the Circle
Read [S], chapters 3 and 4, skipping 4.6. Pay special attention to the examples given in 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7.
- Problems in chapter 3:
  - section 1, p.79: 1;
  - section 2, p.80: 1;
  - section 4, p.82: 4, 14, 15, 16;
  - section 5, p.85: 6, 7;
  - section 6, p.87: 5.
  - section 7, p.89: 3, 4.
- Problems in [S], chapter 4:
  - section 1, p.113: 1, 4, 6, 8
  - section 2, p.114: 2
  - section 3, p. 114: 1, 2, 6, 9
  - section 5, p. 116: 1, 2
Homework #3, due Thursday February 17: Linear Systems
- Problems in [S], chapter 5:
  - section 1, p.140: 1, 9, 10
  - section 2, p.142: 1, 2, 3, 8, 13

Dynamical Systems, Spring 2000

Homework Assignments

Last Updated on Feb.4, 2000