Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit you need to:

• Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50% across all assessments

Attendance and participation

We strongly encourage all students to actively participate in all learning activities. Regular engagement is crucial for your success in this unit, as these activities provide opportunities to deepen your understanding of the material, collaborate with peers, and receive valuable feedback from instructors, to assist in completing the unit assessments. Your active partici- pation not only enhances your own learning experience but also contributes to a vibrant and dynamic learning environment for everyone.

 Late Assessment Submission Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written report or presentation assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. The submission time for all uploaded assessments is 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period will be provided to students who experience a technical concern.

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, assign- ments, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration: https://connect.mq.edu.au

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted:

• Assessment 1 – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
• Assessment 2 – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies
• Assessment 3 – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through https://connect.mq.edu.au.

Written Assessments: If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the written assessments in this unit on time, please inform the con- venor and submit a Special Consideration request through https://connect.mq.edu.au.

Classes

• Lectures (beginning in Week 1): There are two one-hour lectures each week.

• SGTA classes (beginning in Week 1): There is one two-hour SGTA each week.

The timetable for classes can be found on the University website at: https://publish.mq.edu.au/.

Enrolment can be managed using eStudent at: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/technology/systems/estudent

Suggested Textbooks

The following textbooks are useful as supplementary resources, for additional questions and explanations. They are available from the Macquarie University library:

• Hirsch, M.W., Smale S. & Devaney, R.L., Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems & An Introduction to Chaos, Elsevier Academic Press. (Available online via the library.)
• Drazin, P.G., Nonlinear Systems, Cambridge University Press.
• Strogatz. S. Nonlinear dynamics with chaos. Westview Press. (Available online via the library.)
• Salinelli, E. Discrete dynamical models. Springer. (Available online via the library.)

Technology Used and Required

This subject requires the use of several items of software. Each of these is available to you at no cost, either because the software is open source or otherwise freely available, or because Macquarie University has arranged access for students. You will need the following:

• Matlab: Macquarie University provides Matlab access on a wide range of computing platforms. You will be required to sign up with Mathworks using your student email account.

  – Access and installation instructions may be found at: https://au.mathworks.com/academia/tah-portal/macquarie-university-916052.html

  – Students may also use the free online Matlab implementation using their university licence, found at https://au.mathworks.com/products/matlab-online.html

Methods of Communication

We will communicate with you via your university email or through announcements on iLearn. Queries to convenors can either be placed on the iLearn discussion board or sent to your lecturers from your university email address.

We value student feedback to be able to continually improve the way we offer our units. As such we encourage students to provide constructive feedback via student surveys, to the teaching staff directly, or via the FSE Student Experience & Feedback link in the iLearn page.

Student feedback from the previous offering of this unit was very positive overall, with stu- dents pleased with the clarity around assessment requirements and the level of support from teaching staff. As such, no change to the delivery of the unit is planned, however we will continue to strive to improve the level of support and the level of student engagement.