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                SEMINAR OF THE DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS GROUP
        Institute for Computational Sciences and Informatics
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                      CHAOS 101:An Introduction with Some
                      Realizations in the Physical World

                               J.W.Gadzuk
             National Institute of Standards and Technology
                           Gaithersburg, MD 20899


Some elementary concepts, both sociological and mathematical, that
are useful in understanding the "whys" of chaos will be presented.
(e.g. Why is it interesting? Why is it trendy? Why and when is it
necessary (if it is!) for understanding dynamical systems?)  The
complimentary tools of intuition, wisdom, and hard core computational
studies will be focused on real examples of non-linear dynamics in
driven, dissipative oscillators and in conservative Hamiltonian 
systems such as coupled oscillators or scatterer/targets.  The 
specific examples have been chosen because they have straightforward
implications for real problems of interest in many areas of chemistry,
physics, and mechanics, as will be discussed.

                      Monday , February 27 1995
                           5:30 pm
                    Room 206, Science & Tech. I
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