Week 5: February 27 - March 3¶

Deterministic Dynamical Systems¶

This week we study “deterministic dynamical systems”. These are systems which develop over time, where the current state completely determines the future.

Mayfly Model¶

The example we use is the “Mayfly model”, a discrete-time model of mayfly population dynamics. This model is developed in class, and we begin to explore the behavior of the model using a numerical simulation.

Yellow mayfly on leaf, by Michael Palmer

Mayfiles, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Large numbers of mayflies often mature together within a short period of time, leading to swarms so thick that they blanket roads, buildings, and show up on radar.

Week 5 Notebook¶

Python¶

List concatenation

Matplotlib¶

“alpha” transparency values
text
annotate

Quiz 4: Lists¶

Creating lists
append
List indexing and slicing
List concatenation
List comprehensions
len

Sample Quiz 4