Physics and Astronomy - Course Details
PHYS600: Methods of Theoretical Physics I
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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
Email:
robichf@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2023
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mathematical Methods for Physicists | George Brown Arfken,Hans-Jurgen Weber,Frank E. Harris | 9780123846549 | Academic Press | Optional |
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