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- From: ucess2j@ucl.ac.uk (Dr Jaroslav Stark)
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- Subject: New Msc in Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
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- University College London
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- Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics and its Applications
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- 1993 Graduate Programme in
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- Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
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- Introduction
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- The study of nonlinear dynamics is one of the most ex-
- citing and fastest growing branches of the mathematical
- sciences. It is having an increasingly important impact
- on a variety of applied subjects ranging from the study of
- turbulence and the behaviour of the weather, through
- the investigation of electrical and mechanical oscillations
- in engineering systems, to the analysis of biological and
- economic phenomena. It has also fired the public's
- imagination under the popular name of chaos.
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- The Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics and its Applications is a
- new interdisciplinary centre established at University
- College London to act as a focus for research in the the-
- ory of nonlinear dynamics and its applications across
- science and engineering. It is based within the Depart-
- ment of Civil and Environmental Engineering which has
- a long history of expertise within the area of advanced
- dynamics and its applications to engineering. The Centre
- is under the directorship of Professor J.M.T. Thompson,
- FRS, whose seminal book on Nonlinear Dynamics and
- Chaos has played a fundamental role in stimulating the
- application of nonlinear dynamics within engineering
- and the sciences.
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- New MSc Course
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- Starting in October 1993, the Centre intends to offer a
- new one year course in Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos,
- leading to the award of the degree of Master of Science
- by the University of London.
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- The aim of this course will be to teach students in engi-
- neering, mathematics and the sciences (including the bi-
- ological and the social sciences) the fundamentals of the
- modern theory of nonlinear dynamical systems and to
- supply them with the tools required to apply this theory
- to practical problems within their own disciplines. Stu-
- dents successfully completing the course will be capable
- of analysing the dynamics of a nonlinear system in a log-
- ical and structured fashion in order to draw useful con-
- clusions about its overall behaviour. They will thus have
- a firm basis from which to go on to a career in industry,
- or to embark on further research in a variety of disci-
- plines.
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- The course will involve: lectures on the theory and the
- applications of nonlinear dynamics; substantial time
- spent exploring archetypal systems using modern com-
- puting facilities; a variety of case studies of applications;
- and a major project undertaken by the student. There
- will also be an opportunity to undertake experiments, for
- instance using mechanical or electronic oscillators, and
- to choose options from amongst suitable courses taught
- by other departments at UCL, or even by other colleges
- of the University of London.
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- Whilst the subject of Nonlinear Dynamics inevitably
- makes use of a number of modern branches of mathe-
- matics, such as topology and differential geometry, the
- course will concentrate on fundamental concepts and
- practical techniques and wherever possible will avoid de-
- tailed derivations. Any advanced mathematical tools
- needed will be taught as required. Every effort will there-
- fore be made to support students with little or no previ-
- ous mathematical experience and such students are en-
- couraged to apply.
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- PhD by Research
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- The Centre also offers many opportunities for postgrad-
- uate research within a large and active group, working
- on a variety of topical problems in the theory and appli-
- cations of dynamical systems. Current areas of supervi-
- sion include impacting systems, chaotic signal process-
- ing, transient dynamics, ship capsize, fire dynamics,
- electronic circuits, quasiperiodic forcing and others.
- Further subjects will naturally be considered to suit the
- strengths and interests of individual candidates. Finan-
- cial support may be available including UK SERC stu-
- dentships and CASE awards (subject to eligibility).
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- For further information concerning full or part time registration
- contact:
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- Dr. J. Stark, Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics and its Applications,
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- University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK,
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- Tel. 071-387-7050, Ext. 2720, Fax. 071-380-0986,
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- e-mail j.stark@ucl.ac.uk .
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