Techniques based on nonlinear dynamics were used in remote sensing to suggest that some ocean and atmospheric phenomena may be chaotic, rather than random. (Image courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Triantaphyllos Akylas
MIT Course Number
2.034J / 1.685J / 18.377J
As Taught In
Spring 2007
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This graduate-level course provides a unified treatment of nonlinear oscillations and wave phenomena with applications to mechanical, optical, geophysical, fluid, electrical and flow-structure interaction problems.