PHYS 303 - Introduction to Mathematical Methods for Scientists

Rob Salgado (Kendade 215, Mount Holyoke College, Department of Physics)
rsalgado_at_mtholyoke.edu
(Office Hours: WED 1:15p-2:05p, THU 11:00a-1:00p)

PHYS-303-01  Intro to Math Methods for Scientists    MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM  (NOW.... CLEVELAND 2L)
PHYS-303-fourth-hour                                   [see individual Fourth-hour sections ]

Syllabus

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Notes and handouts ( LAST UPDATED: Sat Nov 7 14:13:27 2009 )


(due Mon)
Ch 5
1: 2
3: 2,6,14
4: 4
5: 11 (hint: vector(a,b,c) is normal to ax+by=cz=0)
6: 25



previous assignments
(due Mon) Ch 4 6: 7 7: 5, 9 11: 2, 5, 6 (due Mon) Ch 3 12: 11, (BONUS 14) Ch 4: 1: 5, "7-and-8-and-9" 4: 3, 13 5: 3 We will postpone some sections in Ch 3 until Ch 6 and Ch 8. (due Wed) Ch 3 7: 5-and-6, 9-and-10, 17(try the 2x2 case), 20 9: 1, 5, 6, 14 (read section 11) 12: 11, (14 BONUS) [postpone for next assignment] 15: 10 Ch 3 (due Monday) 3: 1, 6, 15(just 2.11), 16 4: 13, 18, 23 6: 2, 7, 13 (more CH 3 on the next assignment) Ch 1 (due by Wednesday 5pm) 12: 1 (skip eqn 13.4) 13: 8, 10, 16 15: 28, 33 Ch 2 16: 6, optional BONUS: 11 Ch 2 (this assignment is due FRI) 4: 1,7,11,18 5: 1,6,40 9: 12,17,23 10: 2,19,28,30 12: 1,2,4 (more Ch 2 on next HW-set)