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PHY2550 Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences

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Syllabus

 

Homework Assignments

Homework 1:  Boas Chapter 1 : 1.6, 1.12, 5.5, 6.5, 6.15, 5.17, 6.27, 7.8, 9.10, 10.8, 13.12, 14.4, 15.28, 15.31

Homework 2: Boas Chapter 2 : 4.9, 5.36, 5.45, 5.65, 7.12, 9.25, 10.19, 11.1, 11.11, 14.14, 16.8, 17.32

Homework 3: Boas Chapter 3: 2.10, 3.17, 4.26, 6.6, 6.30, 7.29, 8.10, 9.23, 11.42, 14.2, 14.11, 14.14

Homework 4: Boas Chapter 7: 5.5, 5.9, 6.12 (for 5.9 only), 7.9, 7.12, 8.10, 9.1, 9.23, 12.6

Homework 5: Boas Chapter 8: 1.6, 2.22, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.35, 6.3, 6.16, 6.17, 7.5, 9.4, 9.15, 10.14, 11.6, 12.2

Homework 6: Boas Chapter 12: 5.9, 6.5, 7.1, 8.1, 9.2, 9.10, 10.3, 14.1, 14.3, 15.7, 22.15

 

Tentative schedule

Tue, Sep 01

Infinite Series (Boas chapter 1)

First day of class

Thu, Sep 03

Infinite Series

Tue, Sep 08

Complex Numbers (Boas Chapter 2)

Ch. 1 HW Due

Thu, Sep 10

Complex Numbers (Boas Chapter 2)

Tue, Sep 15

Complex Numbers (Boas Chapter 2)

Thu, Sep 17

Matricies and Linear Algebra (Boas Chapter 3)

Ch. 2 HW Due

Tue, Sep 22

Matricies and Linear Algebra

Revival

Thu, Sep 24

Matricies and Linear Algebra

Revival

Tue, Sep 29

Exam 1 (Chapters 1,2,3)

Ch. 3 HW Due

Thu, Oct 01

Vector Analysis (Boas Ch. 6)

Tue, Oct 06

Vector Analysis

Thu, Oct 08

Vector Analysis

Tue, Oct 13

Fall Break

Thu, Oct 15

Fourier Series and Transforms (Ch. 7)

Ch. 6 HW Due

Tue, Oct 20

Fourier Series and Transforms

Thu, Oct 22

Fourier Series and Transforms

Tue, Oct 27

Exam 2 (Chapters 6,7)

Ch. 7 HW Due

Thu, Oct 29

Ordinary Differential Equations (Ch. 8)

Tue, Nov 03

ODEs

Thu, Nov 05

ODEs

Tue, Nov 10

Series Solutions to DEs (ch 12)

CH 8 HW Due

Thu, Nov 12

Series Solutions to Differential Equations (ch 12)

Tue, Nov 17

Series Solutions to Differential Equations (ch 12)

Thu, Nov 19

Partial Differential Equations (Ch. 13)

Ch. 12 HW Due

Tue, Nov 24

Partial Differential Equations (Ch. 13)

Thu, Nov 26

Thanksgiving Break

Tue, Dec 01

Exam 3 (Ch. 8, 12, 13)

Ch. 13 HW Due

Thu, Dec 03

Functions of a Complex Variable (Ch. 14)

Tue, Dec 08

Functions of a Complex Variable

Thu, Dec 10

Semester Review

CH. 14 HW Due

Thu, Dec 17

Final Exam 8:00 AM

 

 

 
   
 
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