Introductory survey course of research in complex systems and brain sciences at Florida Atlantic University,
aimed at first semester graduate students.
ISC 6937
This course provides an introduction to nonlinear dynamical system theory.
Topics of discussion are one-, two- and higher dimensional flows, oscillator theory,
maps, attractors, bifurcations, chaos. Many examples will be presented from the areas
of current research in physics, chemistry, biology and neuroscience.
Prospective students will be expected to have an elementary knowledge of calculus and
a passing familiarity with ordinary differential equations (ODEs).
Homework problems will be selectively discussed in class, occasionally as a presentation by the students.
MAP 6211
Experimental design and statistical analysis of linear and nonlinear systems.
Presents the classical statistical analysis and inference of linear systems that
have a small number of noninteracting pieces and how those statistical methods and
analysis procedures are different for nonlinear complex systems with many pieces
that interact strongly with each other, such as fractals and chaos.
ISC 6450
This course is intended for Graduate Students and is the first of a two-part dequence
(6 credits total) which covers in depth the principles of neural science, including structure
and function of cells in the nervous system, neurotransmitter systems, functional neuroanatomy,
sensory processes, higher brain function, neural development and cellular mechanisms of
learning and memory. Senior Undergraduates interested in taking this course should consult the instructors.
PSB 6345
This course continues on from Neuroscience I with Functional Neuroanatomy.
The Senses -- Vision, Hearing, Somatosensory, Smell and Taste are covered in this course.
The course concludes with lectures on Neural Development and the Cellular Mechanisms of Learning and Memory.
If time permits, a few special topics such as Neuroimmunology and Neural Networks will be
given by the instructor or guest lecturers. Neuroscience I is a pre-requisite for this course.
PSB 6346
An interdisciplinary survey of the neural basis of cognitive functions such as perception, attention, memory and language.
ISC 5465
