Science & Computers

Timetable, PHY308/608, Spring 1997

Dates Topics Projects
Jan. 14-16 Week 1 Introduction; generation of
``random'' numbers, Random Walks, Visualizing Clouds, Stock Options
[Mathematica, visualization]
Jan. 21-23 Week 2
Jan. 28-30 Week 3
Feb. 4-6 Week 4
Feb. 11-13 Week 5 Low-dimensional chaos:
dynamical systems, maps,
attractors; fractals;
spatio-temporal Chaos
Feb. 18-20 Week 6
Feb. 25-27 Week 7
Mar. 4-6 Week 8
Mar. 9-16 Spring Break
Mar. 18-20 Week 9
Mar. 25-27 Week 10 Partial-differential
equations: waves,
reaction-diffusion
[More visualization]
Apr. 1-3 Week 11
Apr. 8-10 Week 12
Apr. 15-17 Week 13 Topics: optimization,
models of evolution, least-
squares fitting
[complex data structures]
Apr. 22-24 Week 14
Apr. 29 Week 15


FINAL EXAM: Mon., May 5, 2:45-4:45 pm

Last Updated: 1/2/97