Physics and Astronomy - Course Details
PHYS600: Methods of Theoretical Physics I (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Fall, Summer, Cr. 3
Prerequisites:
None
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Description:
PHYS 600 is designed to provide first-year graduate students with the mathematical background for subsequent studies of advanced mechanics, electrodynamics, and quantum theory. Topics treated include functions of complex variable, ordinary and partial differential equations, eigenvalue problems and orthogonal functions. Green functions, matrix theory, and tensor analysis in three and four dimensions.
Instructor(s):
ROBICHEAUX, FRANCIS
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Textbook(s) for Fall 2022
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
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Mathematical Methods for Physicists | Arfken & Weber | 7th | 978-0123846549 | Elsevier Science Publishers | Required |
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