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Class number:
1196
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Title: Mathematical Methods |
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Department: Physics |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 6 |
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Available seats: 9 |
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Start date: Monday, January 22, 2024 |
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End date: Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MWF: 11:00AM-11:50AM, MC - 313 |
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Instructor(s): Palandage, Kalum |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Physics 231L and Mathematics 231. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Natural Science Requirement |
Course Description:
This course focuses on mathematical methods essential to the expression and application of the laws of physics. It is designed to provide a mathematics background for other upper-level physics courses and for physics research, and thus ideally should be taken in the spring of the sophomore year. Topics to be discussed may vary somewhat from year to year depending on the emphasis of the instructor, but will ordinarily include elements of vector analysis, differential geometry, linear algebra, functions of a complex variable, Fourier analysis, and some of the special functions of mathematical physics. Additional topics, such as probability theory, the calculus of variations, or an introduction to group theory, may be taken up if time permits. |
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Course Syllabus:
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