Hyberbolic structure and chaos; center manifolds; bifurcation theory; and the Feigenbaum and Ruelle-Takens cascades to strange attractors.

Prerequisites: Not open to mathematics majors.

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ATZBERGER P J
Paul Atzberger
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61 reviews
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MATH4A . Atzberger P J 6 Months Ago

Very theoretical lectures for being lower-div. The tests were very (extremely) simple coverage of the concepts and identical to the practice exams (like maybe a 2 instead of an 8, but nothing more was changed), so it was easy to succeed. He said he'd make attendance part of the grade but changed his mind after the last day of class though.

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MATH4A . Atzberger P J 6 Months Ago

Not a lot of general course support, but lectures go far deeper and are more complex than the exams, making the tests significantly lighter. Has a "highest score out of two" midterm policy, final exam is a near replica of the practice

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MATH4A . Atzberger P J 6 Months Ago

Literally the GOAT! the exams were so similar to the practice exams and he made the class very easy to succeed in! I would take again 10000000% Highly recommend

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MATH4A . Atzberger P J 6 Months Ago

Professor Atzberger was an okay teacher. His slides were confusing and he didn't give a lot of examples for some of the problems. However his tests were really easy and basically were the practice exam questions with different numbers. The homework was also tricky with some questions not even talked about from lecture. Overall, the class was easy.

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MATH4A . Atzberger P J 7 Months Ago

In my opinion, it was very easy. He extends HW's due dates A LOT. There will also be pop quizzes, so beware of that. His exams are practically identical to the practice exams. But his lectures are so boring. He just read off from the slides he copied and pasted from the math textbook. Having a good TA will help you pass this class.

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MATH4A . Atzberger P J 7 Months Ago

He could definitely be better at teaching but he's better than most UCSB math professors. Always giving extensions on hw and provides outside sources on the application of linear algebra in the real world. Attendance is mandatory but sent announcement after the last class that its not going to count towards our grade, might just be this quarter.

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