Math 145, Winter 1999: Chaos Theory

Lecture 4F, 29 Jan 1999: Quiz #1


This is the minimum lexicon of dynamical systems theory for dynamical literacy.
1. Three or four kinds of dynamical systems
Hint: Flows, cascades, iterations, and shifts
2. Three types of attractors
Hint: Static, periodic, and chaotic
4. What is a dynamical scheme?
Hint: bifurcations occur in them
3. Three types of bifurcation
Hint: Catastrophic, subtle, and explosive

References for this material:
  • DGB


Revised 03 Feb 1999 by Ralph