THE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 2608S
Date
of Senate Approval 02/14/08
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
Effective Date: Fall 2008
1. Add: On page 199., new
course, MATH 397:
397 Chaos
and Fractals (3)
The study of nonlinear iterated function systems in
one and higher dimensions. Topics may
include periodicity, chaotic dynamics, structural stability, strange
attractors, and fractal geometry.
Numerical experimentation with personal computers will be part of the
course. Prerequisite: Math 291. Odd years Fall.
Impact: No additional resources are needed to offer
this course.
Rationale: Due to the increased number of majors, the
Mathematics Department has been offering special topics courses each semester.
This course (or similar ones) has been taught five times as a special topics
class. Given the increase in majors, the popularity of the topic, and the
frequency at which it is taught, it is time that we formalize it in the
catalog.
|
Semester |
Name |
Instructor |
Enrollment |
|
Spring 1990 |
Fractal Geometry |
Dohse |
7 |
|
Spring 1993 |
Dynamical Systems |
Atkinson |
5 |
|
Spring 1998 |
Dynamical Systems |
Atkinson |
5 |
|
Spring 2003 |
Fractal Geometry |
McClure |
21 |
|
Spring 2007 |
Chaos Theory |
Kaplan |
14 |
|
Fall 2007 |
Fractals |
McClure |
6 |