Ordinary Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
MATH 4400 FALL 2024

Yuri V. Lvov$\ \ \ \ $lvovy@rpi.edu x6893
Tuesday-Friday 12:00am
Office Hours : Monday 18-20, Webex meeting room lvovy
www.yurilvov.com/ODE
TA is Zachery Wolski, wolskz@rpi.edu, Wed/Thurs 1pm-2.30pm AE431

Midterms are on October 1, November 1 and December 3, 2024

There will be no lecture on December X6 the make up lecture will be on November 20

If you are late to class, you agree to either dance, tell a joke or sing.

Final Exam December 13, 2024 3-6pm

An intermediate course emphasizing a modern geometric approach and applications in science and engineering. Topics include first-order equations, linear systems, phase plane, linearization and stability, calculus of variations, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, oscillations, basic bifurcation theory, chaotic dynamics, and existence and uniqueness.