Physics 049S - Clocks, Chaos, and Complexity in the Living World
Prof. Dan Gauthier
Fall 2003
Class Time: 1:30-2:20 MWF
Class Location: Room 233A, Physics Building
The course web page is hosted on the Duke Blackboard System. Please follow the link on the sidebar.
Class Location: Room 233A, Physics Building
Course
Description
"Dynamics" refers to
the different ways that things change in time, such as the regular
beating of a heart, the growth of a tree, or changes in the population
of phytoplankton in the oceans of the world. To understand these
behaviors often requires a radical research approach: groups of
scientists from different disciplines working together to solve a
common problem rather than collaborations of scientists from a single
discipline. Duke University is at the forefront of multidisciplinary
and interdisciplinary research where teams of students and faculty
cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. As an example of such a
research approach, this seminar will focus on dynamics of living
systems, drawing on material from physics, mathematics, engineering,
and biology, highlighting ongoing Duke projects. We will explore how
periodic behaviors, chaos, and complexity emerge in various living
systems.The course web page is hosted on the Duke Blackboard System. Please follow the link on the sidebar.
gauthier@phy.duke.edu