HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Mathematics
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English and Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof.Tamar Ziegler
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Prof Elon Lindenstrauss
Course/Module description:
An introductory course in ergodic theory
Course/Module aims:
To learn the basics of ergodic theory
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
The students will be able to take advanced courses in ergodic theory
Attendance requirements(%):
0
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
motivation, Poincare recurrence, mean and pointwise ergodic theorems, mixing and weak mixing, invariant measures, ergodic decomposition, multiple ergodic theorems, entropy, Pinsker factor and K-systems
Required Reading:
None
Additional Reading Material:
Ergodic theory with a view toward number theory, Einsiedler- Ward
Ergodic theory, Petersen
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 80 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 20 %
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