Week 8

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Date Time and Location Activity
Monday
Feb 23
9:00-10:00 am
Lab II 2242
Non-Linear Dynamics Lecture
Topic: Homoclinic Bifurcation Example
Reading: Strogatz 8.5
10:00-11:00 pm
Lab II 2242
Vector Calc Lecture
Topic: Orthogonality
Reading: Boas Ch 3.10
11:00-12:00 pm
Lab II 2242
Relativity Lecture
Topic: Geodesics
Reading: Hartle 8.1
1:00-2:30 pm
Lab 2 2242
Seminar: Read Black Holes and Time Warps pages 397-527
3:00-5:00 pm
Lab 2 2242
Optional Tutorial
Tuesday
Feb 24
9:00-10:00 am
Lab II 2242
Non-Linear Dynamics Lecture
Topic: Poincare Map
Reading: Strogatz 8.7
9:00-11:00 pm
Lab II 2242
Vector Calc Lecture/Workshop
Topic: General Vector Spaces
Reading: Boas Ch 3.14
Homework Due: None
1:00-4:00 pm
CAL East
Computer Lab
Wednesday
Feb 25
9:00-10:00 am
Lab II 2242
Vector Calc Lecture
Topic: Inner Product Spaces
Reading: Boas Ch 3.14
10:00-12:00 pm
Lab II 2242
Relativity Lecture/Workshop
Topic: Solving Geodesic Equations
Reading: Hartle 8.2-8.3
1:00-3:00 pm
Lab II 2242
Optional Tutorial
Thursday
Feb 26
9:00-11:00 am
Lab II 2242
Non-Linear Dynamics Lecture/Workshop
Topic: 3D Systems
Reading B&D 3.8
Homwork Due: Strogatz
Ch 8.1 pg 284 Ex. 1,2,7
Ch 8.2 pg 287 Ex. 1,8,11 
11:00-12:00 pm
Lab II 2242
Relativity Lecture
Topic: Schwarzschild Geometry
Reading:9.1
1:00-3:00 pm
Lab II 2242
Relativity Workshop
Homework Due: Hartle Ch 7 Ex 7,11,13,14,17,18,20