Phys 366   Mathematical Methods of Physics       Fall 2016

Syllabus

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Homework	Class session	Lecture subjects, problem sessions, and quizzes	Boas
HW #1 (Out 8-23) CP #1 Solutions 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6	T, 8-23	L1: Complex numbers. I	1 2
	Th, 8-25	L2: Complex numbers. II
	F, 8-26	CP #1
	T, 8-30	L3: Vector algebra. I L3-4	3.4,3.5 6.1-6.3 10.5
HW #2 (Out 8-30) CP #2 Solutions 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6	Th, 9-1	L4: Vector algebra. II
	F, 9-2	CP #2
	T, 9-6	L5: Transformations of vectors	6.4 10.6,10.8
HW #3 (Out 9-6) CP #3 Solutions 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5	Th, 9-8	L6: Derivatives of vectors and curvilinear co-ordinates
	F, 9-9	CP #3
	T, 9-13	Quiz #1 (L1-4) Solutions: Problem 1, Problem 2
	Th, 9-15	L7: Vector fields, the gradient, and the divergence. I L7-8	4.1-4.4 5 6.5-6.10 10.9
HW #4 (Out 9-15) CP #4 Solutions 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5	F, 9-16	CP #4
	T, 9-20	L8: Vector fields, the gradient, and the divergence. II
	Th, 9-22	L9: Vector fields and the curl	6.11
HW #5 (Out 9-22) CP #5 Solutions 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4	F, 9-23	CP #5
	T, 9-27	L10: Linear algebra and complex vector spaces. I L10-13	3
	Th, 9-29	L11: Linear algebra and complex vector spaces. II
	F, 9-30	CP #6
HW #6 (Out 9-27) CP #6 Solutions 6.1 6.2	T, 10-4	Quiz #2 (L5-9) Solutions: Problem 1, Problem 2 Solutions:
	Th, 10-6	L12: Linear algebra and complex vector spaces. III
	F, 10-7	L13: Linear algebra and complex vector spaces. IV
HW #7 (Out 10-6) CP #7 Solutions 7.1 7.2 7.3	T, 10-11	CP #7
	Th, 10-13	Fall Break
	F, 10-14	Fall Break
	T, 10-18	No class session
	Th, 10-20	L14: Tensors. I L14-15	10.1-10.7
	F, 10-21	L15: Tensors. II
HW #8 (Out 10-21) CP #8 Solutions 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4	T, 10-25	L16: Tensors. General considerations
	Th, 10-27	Quiz #3 (L10-13) Solutions: Problem 1
	F, 10-28	CP #8
	T, 11-1	L17: Fourier series and transforms. I L17-19	7 8.11
	Th, 11-3	No class session
HW #9 (Out 11-1) CP #9 Solutions 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5	F, 11-4	Quiz #4 (L14-16) Solutions: Problem 1 2015 Quiz #4 and solution
	T, 11-8	L18: Fourier series and transforms. II
	Th, 11-10	L19: Fourier series and transforms. III
	F, 11-11	CP #9
	T, 11-15	L20: Special functions. I L20-21	11.1-11.11
	Th, 11-17	L21: Special functions. II
HW #10 (Out 11-15) CP #10 Solutions 10.1 10.2 10.3	F, 11-18	CP #10
	T, 11-22	Quiz #5 (L17-19) Solutions: Problem 1 2015 Quiz #5 and solution
	Th, 11-24	Thanksgiving
	F, 11-25	Thanksgiving Break
	T, 11-29	L22: Partial differential equations. I L22-23a	4.1-4.8, 4.10-4.12 13.1
HW #11 (Out 11-29) CP #11 Solutions 11.1 11.2	Th, 12-1	L23: Partial differential equations. I-II L23b-24
	F, 12-2	CP #11
	T, 12-6	L24: Partial differential equations. II	13.2-13.9
	Th, 12-8	L25: Partial differential equations. III
	F, 12-9	No class session