The course will cover chaos, introducing the core concepts and discussing ideas such as the 3-body problem, butterfly effect, and fractals, using 24 DVD lectures from the Teaching Company by Cornell University Professor Steven Strogatz. We’ll view two 30 minute lectures per class, each followed by 20 minutes for questions and discussion. The study group leader, Richard Chase, worked 27 years as a research physicist for Ford and taught physics at several levels, including graduate level at Wayne State University. At OLLI, he has taught 17 physics-related classes and led 5 book discussion groups.

The study group will be held Wednesdays from September 23 through December 16 (no class on November 25). Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.”