INBA Practicum 1

1. Install and start your personal copy of the MATLAB bifurcation toolbox MatCont:
    (a) Download the file MatCont7p4.zip
    (b) Save and /or extract the content of this zip-file to an appropriate place on your laptop. Verify that the subdirectory MatCont7p4 is created that contains MatCont files.
    (c) Start MATLAB and change the current directory of MATLAB to MatCont7p4.
    (d) Start MatCont by entering "matcont" in the MATLAB Command window.

2. Follow TUTORIAL I to learn how to use MatCont to simulate multidimensional ODEs and make all Additional Problems listed at the end of the tutorial.

3. Additional Problem D of TUTORIAL I is the home assignment to be delivered before next practicum. Write a short essay that describes your numerical and analytical results on this problem.