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CEA CAPA Partner Institution:Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Mathematics
Instruction in:English
Course Code:X_400637
Transcript Source:Partner Institution
Course Details:Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits:3
Contact Hours:84
DESCRIPTION
This course entails the theory of ordinary differential equations from the modern point of view of dynamical systems. Subjects are: 1. Existence an uniqueness of initial value problems; 2. Linear systems and elementary linear algebra; 3. One-dimensional dynamics and two-dimensional phase plane pictures; 4. Elementary bifurcation theory and saddle-node bifurcations; 5. Gradient dynamics; 6. Conservative systems and Hamiltonian dynamics; 7. Stable and unstable manifolds and linearization; 8. Limiting behavior; 9. The Poincaré-Bendixson theorem; 10. Compactification and the Poincaré sphere.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
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