701-1901-AAL  Systems Analysis

SemesterAutumn Semester 2016
LecturersN. Gruber
Periodicityevery semester recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentEnrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement.

Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.


AbstractSelf study course in Systems Analysis to fulfill requirements for enrollment into the master program. Topics covered include linear box models with one and several variables; non-linear box models with one or several variables; discrete-time models; and continuous models in space and time.
ObjectiveThe aim of this course is to develop an understanding of the dynamical behavior of environmental systems and how this behavior can be captured and understood using mathematical concepts.
Lecture notesFor English Speaking students:
R.P. Schwarzenbach, P.M.Gschwend, D.M.Imboden, Environmental Organic Chemistry, Wiley-Interscience, Second Edition, 2003
Chapters 12.3, 12.4, 18.2, 21, 22.1 and 22.2

Für Deutschsprachige: D.M. Imboden und S. Koch, Systemanalyse, Springer-Verlag 2003