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| '''Credits'''
| 3
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| '''Semester'''
| Spring 2009
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| '''Course Ref#'''
| 03752
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| '''Instructor'''
| Per Arne Rikvold <br>Room KEN413 <br>(850) 644-6814 <br>prikvold @ fsu.edu
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| '''Classroom'''
| HCB317
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| '''Time'''
| 11:15AM - 12:05PM <br>M W F
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| '''Office Hours'''
| 5:00 - 6:00PM  <br>Thursday <br>Room KEN413
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| '''Tutorial Sess.'''
| 5:00 - 6:30 PM <br>Monday <br>Room KEN707
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| '''Prerequisite'''
| PHY 2049 <br> PHY-2049C <br> PHY 2054C
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| '''Corequisite'''
| MAP 2302 <br> MAP 3305.
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| '''Textbook'''
| H.J. Weber and G.B. Arfken, Essential Mathematical Methods for Physicists (Elsevier Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2004)
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! Homework
| 25% <br>Weekly <br> Due Wednesdays
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! 2 Midterms
| 20% each <br>Mon, 2/2/2009 <br>Mon, 3/30/2009
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! Final Exam
| 35% <br>Thur, 4/30/2009 <br>12:30 - 2:30PM <br>Room HCB317
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! Grading
| A- / B+: 90% <br>B- / C+: 70% <br>C- / D: 50% <br>D / F: 40%
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Mathematics is the language of physics, and in this course we will practice and extend our skills in this language. Starting with a brief review of differentiation and integration and the Taylor expansion in one dimension, we go on to study
Mathematics is the language of physics, and in this course we will practice and extend our skills in this language. Starting with a brief review of differentiation and integration and the Taylor expansion in one dimension, we go on to study


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The emphasis will be on developing intuition by paper-and-pencil analytical work.
The emphasis will be on developing intuition by paper-and-pencil analytical work.
The homework, which is due weekly, is an integral part of the course and accounts for 25% of the total grade. Working problems is absolutely essential to developing a true understanding of the material.  
The homework, which is due weekly, is an integral part of the course and accounts for 25% of the total grade. Working problems is absolutely essential to developing a true understanding of the material.
 
==Syllabus==
 
Credits: 3 undergraduate credit hours.
Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:15am - 12:05pm, HCB 317.
First day of class: Wednesday, January 7, 2009.
Office hours: Monday 5:00-6:00pm in KEN707 (help session), Thursday 5:00-6:00 in KEN413
Prerequisite: PHY 2049, PHY-2049C, or PHY 2054C. Corequisite: MAP 2302 or MAP 3305.
 
Lecturer: Per Arne Rikvold.
Office: 413 Keen.
Tel.: (850) 644-6814.
E-mail: prikvold@fsu.edu
 
Textbook: H.J. Weber and G.B. Arfken, Essential Mathematical Methods for Physicists (Elsevier Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2004).
Homework: Weekly, due every Wednesday.
Midterms: One hour during class time, twice.
First midterm: Monday, February 2.
Second midterm: Monday, March 30.
Final exam: Thursday, April 30, 12:30 - 2:30pm. HCB 317.
Grading: Scale of 0-100%, based on weighted average of final exam (35%), two midterms (20% each), and homework solutions (25%).
Letter-grade cutoffs: A- / B+: 90%, B- / C+: 70%, C- / D: 50%, D / F: 40%

Revision as of 23:17, 25 April 2009

PHY3221-01
Mathematical Physics
Society of Physics Students
Syllabus
Credits 3
Semester Spring 2009
Course Ref# 03752
Instructor Per Arne Rikvold
Room KEN413
(850) 644-6814
prikvold @ fsu.edu
Classroom HCB317
Time 11:15AM - 12:05PM
M W F
Office Hours 5:00 - 6:00PM
Thursday
Room KEN413
Tutorial Sess. 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Monday
Room KEN707
Prerequisite PHY 2049
PHY-2049C
PHY 2054C
Corequisite MAP 2302
MAP 3305.
Textbook H.J. Weber and G.B. Arfken, Essential Mathematical Methods for Physicists (Elsevier Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2004)
Grades
Homework 25%
Weekly
Due Wednesdays
2 Midterms 20% each
Mon, 2/2/2009
Mon, 3/30/2009
Final Exam 35%
Thur, 4/30/2009
12:30 - 2:30PM
Room HCB317
Grading A- / B+: 90%
B- / C+: 70%
C- / D: 50%
D / F: 40%

Mathematics is the language of physics, and in this course we will practice and extend our skills in this language. Starting with a brief review of differentiation and integration and the Taylor expansion in one dimension, we go on to study

  • Vector calculus,
  • Differential equations
  • Curvilinear coordinate systems
  • Linear algebra (matrices and determinants)
  • Series expansions
  • Complex analysis
  • specialized techniques of integration, integral transforms, special functions, boundary-value problems, numerical methods.

The emphasis will be on developing intuition by paper-and-pencil analytical work. The homework, which is due weekly, is an integral part of the course and accounts for 25% of the total grade. Working problems is absolutely essential to developing a true understanding of the material.

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