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CS92PROD
Chaos
PHYS 217
Fall 2006
Section: 01  

This calculus-based course provides an introduction to the third revolution of 20th-century physics: chaos. Chaos is everywhere. To name only a few examples, it permeates economics, biology, political science, chemistry and physics. The course provides a serious introduction to computational methods for revealing and characterizing chaos in model systems.

Essential Capabilities: Quantitative Reasoning
Credit: .5 Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM PHYS
Course Format: LectureGrading Mode: Student Option
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Requirement for: (IDEA-MN)(PHYS)(STS)
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

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