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PHYS 199 BCS - Behavior of Complex Systems

Last offered Spring 2009

Official Description

Course Information: Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated.

Section Description

EXPLORING THE BEHAVIOR OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS: CHAOS, FRACTALS AND ARTIFICIAL LIFE, 1 hour. The behavior of complicated systems with many parts will be explored with hands-on computer simulations and lab experiments. Students will experiment with lightning, turbulence, explosions, and human rhythms and use simple computer models to imitate their irregular and symmetric patterns and dynamics and will develop an intuition as to why isolated complex systems prefer harmony and symmetry whereas competing complex systems prefer chaos. Applications in business, engineering, and social sciences will be discussed. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Behavior of Complex SystemsBCS40292LBD11600 - 1720 T  257 Loomis Laboratory Alfred Wilhelm Hubler