Course Catalog - 2019-2020

     

MATH 471 - MATHEMATICS OF APERIODIC ORDER

Long Title: MATHEMATICS OF APERIODIC ORDER
Department: Mathematics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): MATH 321 OR MATH 354 OR MATH 355
Description: Mathematical models of quasicrystals, whose discovery in the early 1980's led to a paradigm shift in materials science. Topics include: classical theory of ordered structures (i.e., lattices modeling crystals), Delone subsets and tilings of Euclidean space, aperiodically ordered structures generated by inflation or cut-and-project schemes. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MATH 571. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MATH 356. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MATH 471 if student has credit for MATH 571.