Tuesday 08/01/2019

Prof: Aaron Fenyes <afenyes@math.toronto.edu>

Office hours this week: After class, tuesday / thursday 1-2:30

Tentative syllabus outline

Marking scheme
Homework (due roughly every two weeks) 25%
Term test 1 (feb 12 7-9?) 20%
Term test 2 (mar 12 7-9?) 20%
Final 45%

Expectations for class & homework

“Math is like a sport, you can’t get better at it by watching”
Can do homework with friends, but make sure the write-ups are in your own words and written by yourself

Textbook
“A First Course In Chaotic Dynamical Systems”, Robert L. Devaney

Course website
http://www.math.toronto.edu/afenyes/teaching/mat335-winter2019/

Intro
F (x) = x2 − 1.5 – a simple parabola
G (x) = x2 − 1 – the same parabola, but offset by -1
H (x) = x2 − 0.3 - the same parabola, but offset by −0.3
1. Pick a number in (−1, 1)
2. Apply F 20 times
3. Submit to form

Get a really cool fractal