Spring 2024
Welcome to the 2nd semester of Mathematical
Methods in Physics, PH3029.
- Textbook:
Analytical
Methods in Physics
- Class Venue:
S4-621
- Class Times:
Wednesdays 9-9:50 pm; Fridays 10-11:50 am
- 2 Week Break: TBA.
- My Office:
S4-208I
- E-mail:
yizen [dot] chu [at] gmail [dot] com
- My Office Hours:
I won't hold regular office hours -- simply come by
my office. If I'm busy we can fix a time to meet
later; or, drop me an e-mail to do so.
- Graduate Teaching
Assistants: Li-Ying Chou and John Adams
- Office:
S4-507
- E-mail:
liying729927 [at] gmail [dot] com and johnadamsv97
[at] gmail [dot] com
- Office Hours:
TBD
- Yi-Zen
- Disability
If you have a disability that you
think I should know about, and if you need special
accomodations, please feel free to speak to me after
class or e-mail me to set up a meeting.
- Academic
Integerity You are encouraged
to discuss with your classmates the material covered
in class, and even work together on your
assignments. However, the work you turn in must be
the result of your own effort. If I find that you
copied your work from some place else, you will
immediately receive zero credit for that particular
piece of work. If you plagarized your classmate,
your classmate will also receive zero credit for
her/his/their work, unless (s)he/they can prove to
my satisfaction (s)he/they were unwilling
participant(s) of your dishonesty.
Syllabus
and Grading Scheme
The course material will cover some of the
following topics:
- Group Theory, Special Functions, Integral
Transforms
- Green's Functions
- Probability and Statistics
Because I wish to reward hard work during
the semester, I will give most weight -- 75% of
your total grade -- to the homework you turn in.
Presentations shall take up the remaining 25%.
Homework (75%): I
recommend starting your homework as soon as
possible -- do not wait until the day before it is
due to do it! Note:
I will not accept late homework -- just turn in
whatever you have done at the time/day it is due.
- Due Friday 15 March: AM
5.23, 5.24, 5.25, 5.26, 5.30, 5.31, 5.32;
5.34, 5.35, 5.36, 5.37, 5.38, 5.42, 5.43,
5.45, 5.47
- Due Wednesday 10 April: AM
5.53, 5.54, 5.56, 5.57, 5.59. 5.62, 5.63,
5.65, 5.67, 5.69, 5.70
- Due Friday 3 May: AM 5.105, 5.106,
5.107, 5.108, 5.109, 5.110, 5.111, 5.112,
5.113, 5.114, 5.115, 5.116, 5.118, 5.119,
5.120, 5.123, 5.124
- Due Wednesday 29 May: AM
5.126, 5.127, 5.128, 5.129, 5.131, 5.132,
5.133, 5.134, 5.135, 5.136, 6.18, 12.3,
12.16, 12.22
- Due Wednesday 19 June: AM
12.25, 12.29, 12.30, 12.35, 12.43, 12.46,
12.47
Presentations (25%)
- Friday 15 March: AM 5.28, 5.33,
5.39, 5.44, 5.48
- Wednesday 10 April: AM
5.61, 5.64, 9.45, 5.71
- Friday 3 May: AM
5.117, 5.121, 5.122, 5.125
- Wednesday 29 May: AM
5.130, 12.2, 12.6, 12.15
- Wednesday 19 June: AM
12.24, 12.26, 12.31, 12.50, 7.47
Mathematical
Methods Texts
- Mathematical
Methods for Physicists, by Arfken, Weber
and Harris (Available online @ NCU Library)
- Mathematical
Methods for Physics and Engineering: A
Comprehensive Guide, by Riley, and
Hobson and Bence
- Mathematical
Methods in the Physical Sciences, by
Boas
- Mathematical
Methods for Physics, by Matthews and
Walker
- Mathematical
Tools for Physics, by James
Nearing (Online)
- Methods
of Theoretical Physics (Vol 1 and 2), by
Morse and Feshbach
- Methods
of Mathematical Physics (Vol
1 and 2), by Courant and Hilbert
- Physical
Mathematics, by Cahill
- Mathematics
of Classical and Quantum Physics, by
Byron and Fuller
Approximation and
Asymptotics
Group Theory
Special Functions
Complex Analysis
Differential Geometry
Numerical Methods
Other Mathematical Resources
Online
Books
The views and opinions expressed in this page are
strictly those of mine (Yi-Zen Chu). The contents of
this page have not been reviewed or approved by the
National Central University.
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