Module MA4400-KP05

Chaos and Complexity (ChaKomKP05)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

irregularly

Credit points

5

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Master CLS 2023, optional subject, mathematics
  • Bachelor CLS 2023, optional subject, mathematics
  • Master Biophysics 2019, optional subject, Elective
  • Bachelor CLS 2016, optional subject, mathematics
  • Master CLS 2016, optional subject, mathematics

Classes and lectures:

  • Chaos and Complexity (exercise, 1 SWS)
  • Chaos and Complexity (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

  • 20 hours exam preparation
  • 45 hours in-classroom work
  • 85 hours private studies and exercises

Contents of teaching:

  • Time-discrete dynamical systems and stochastic processes
  • Nonlinearity and chaos
  • Ergodicity
  • Symbolic dynamics
  • Information-theoretic complexity measures
  • Ordinal time series analysis
  • Biological and medical applications, in particular EEG analysis

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • Students get insights into basic aspects of nonlinear dynamics
  • They have skills in analyzing and modeling complex data and time series
  • They have competencies in simulating and illustrating nonlinear dynamic phenomena

Grading through:

  • Written or oral exam as announced by the examiner

Literature:

  • M. Brin, G. Stuck : Introduction to Dynamical Systems Cambridge University Press 2002
  • J. M. Amigó : Permutation Complexity in Dynamical Systems Springer 2010
  • R. L. Devaney : An Introduction to Chaotic Dynamical Systems Westview Press 2003

Language:

  • depends on the chosen courses

Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- None (The competencies of the modules listed under 'Requires' are needed for this module, but are not a formal prerequisite)

Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- Successful completion of homework assignments as specified at the beginning of the semester

Module exam(s):
- MA4400-L1: Chaos and Complexity, oral exam, 30 min, 100 % of module grade

Lecture notes in English

Last Updated:

22.02.2022