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Title

A computational approach to teaching conservative chaos
Author

Todd Timberlake
Organization: Berry College
Department: Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geology
Journal / Anthology

American Journal of Physics
Year: 2004
Volume: 72
Issue: 8
Page range: 1002-1007
Description

A computational approach to teaching conservative chaos that is suitable for undergraduates in an upper-level classical mechanics course is discussed. Some ways that computation can be used to facilitate the teaching of several important topics in conservative chaos are described.
Subjects

*Applied Mathematics > Visualization
*Mathematics > Calculus and Analysis > Dynamical Systems