Welcome

DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS

Prof Jeroen S.W. Lamb

Autumn 2019

Lectures: monday 12:00-13:00 & friday 13:00-15:00 in Huxley 642
Office hour: monday 11:00-12:00 in Huxley 638

The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to basic concepts of dynamical systems, also popularly known as Chaos Theory, both from a topological and probabilistic point of view.

This course is particularly recommended for students intending to take the following optional courses: Dynamics of Games, Bifurcation Theory, Advanced Dynamical Systems and Random Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory.

Lecture notes and selected book chapters that cover the relevant material will be posted in due course.

Some of the lectures will be devoted to discussion of exercises, details tba. There will also be three class tests, each counting for 3.33% of your total exam mark. Dates of these will be announced asap in due course.