MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
MAT6019 Dynamic Systems Fall 3 0 3 8
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: Tr
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. CANAN ÇELİK KARAASLANLI
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to convey the required concepts and skills to design, model, and simulate dynamic systems.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeded in this course:
will be able to:
Develop dynamical systems to model problems from biology, physics, and other areas.
Analyze dynamical systems; apply computer methods to solve and visualize more complex systems.
Determine the long term behavior of dynamical systems.
Set up, analyze, and interpret phase portraits of linear and non-linear systems of differential equations
Use graphical and symbolic methods to represent and interpret chaotic dynamical systems.

Course Content

Autonomous equations and systems ( Function spaces and orbits, critical points and linearization, Liouville theorem), Linear and non-linear systems and their critical points in two dimensions. Periodic solutions (Bendixon Condition, Poincare-Bendixon theorem). Stability (Stability of equilibrium solutions and periodic solutions). Linear equations ( Linear equations of constant and periodic coefficients). Bifurcation Theory (Center manifold, Normal forms and Local bifurcations)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Higher dimensions: The Lorenz system and chaos
1) Introduction to modeling and simulation
2) Linear dynamic systems; discrete and continuous time.
3) Nonlinear systems: fixed points, stability and linearization.
4) Lyapunov functions
5) Periodicity and Chaos
6) The Poincare-Bendixon Theorem
7) Hopf bifurcation
8) Periodicity in discrete time and stability of periodic points.
9) Nonlinear Techniques : Hamiltonian systems
10) Closed orbits and limit sets
11) Dynamical systems from biology.
12) Applications in Mechanics, Conservative systems.
14) The Lorenz system

Sources

Course Notes: 1- Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, and an Introduction to Chaos, Second Edition (Pure and Applied Mathematics) by Stephen Smale, Morris W. Hirsch and Robert L. Devaney (Nov 5, 2003) 2-Nonlinear Dynamics And Chaos: With Applications To Physics, Biology, Chemistry, And Engineering (Studies in Nonlinearity) by Steven H. Strogatz. 3-Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems (Second Edition) by Lawrence Perko, published by Springer (1996).
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments 3 % 10
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 40
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 50
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 3 20 60
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 3 15 45
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0
Midterms 1 23 23
Paper Submission 0
Jury 0
Final 1 30 30
Total Workload 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Ability to assimilate mathematic related concepts and associate these concepts with each other.
2) Ability to gain qualifications based on basic mathematical skills, problem solving, reasoning, association and generalization.
3) Be able to organize events, for the development of critical and creative thinking and problem solving skills, by using appropriate methods and techniques.
4) Ability to make individual and team work on issues related to working and social life.
5) Ability to transfer ideas and suggestions, related to topics about his/her field of interest, written and verball.
6) Ability to use mathematical knowledge in technology.
7) To apply mathematical principles to real world problems.
8) Ability to use the approaches and knowledge of other disciplines in Mathematics.
9) Be able to set up and develope a solution method for a problem in mathematics independently, be able to solve and evaluate the results and to apply them if necessary.
10) To be able to link abstract thought that one has to concrete events and to transfer the solutions and examine and interpret the results scientifically by forming experiments and collecting data.
11) To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively.
12) To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself.