UCSD Physics 221A : Nonlinear Dynamics

LECTURES Tu, Th : 8:00 am - 9:20 am Mayer Hall 2623
DISCUSSIONS W: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Mayer Hall 2623
INSTRUCTOR Daniel Arovas (email) Mayer Hall 5438
(858) 534-6323
Instructor Office Hours TBA Mayer Hall 5438
Administrative Assistant Susan Marshall (email) (858) 534-1082
Recommended texts P. Manneville, "Instabilities, Chaos, and Turbulence" (World Scientific, 2004)

M. Cross and H. Greenside, "Pattern Formation and Dynamics in Nonequilibrium Systems" (Cambridge University Press, 2009)
FINAL PROJECTS Th, June 9, 8:00 am - 9:20 am (presentations) see here for (incomplete) list of topics
LECTURES HOMEWORK 200A notes (Arovas)
DESCRIPTION GOODIES 200B notes (Diamond)
LATEST UPLOADS : HW #4

 

WEEK 8 : PATTERN FORMATION

 

LINKS AND OTHER RESOURCES
PhET Simulations (Univ. Colorado) Chaos on the Web (Caltech)
Physics Central Peter Read's course (Oxford)
Physics 2000 Astronomy Picture of the Day
Physical Constants History of Mathematics Archive
Science Toys American Physical Society
How Stuff Works American Institute of Physics
Semiconductor Applets Physicists on Stamps