Department of Physics, University of
Utah
Course Number: Physics 6750 (4)
Course Title: Mathematical Methods of
Physics
- REPRESENTATIVE TEXTBOOK
- Mathematical Methods of Physics, by Mathews and Walker
- COURSE DESCRIPTION
- This is a course in the application of advanced mathematical techniques to solving scientific
problems. This is the first in a two semester sequence of closely related courses.
- PRE-REQUISITE
- It is assumed that students have taken Physics 6740, the first semester of this two semester
sequence. Students who have not taken Physics 6740 should seek the consent of the instructor.
- OTHER COMMENTS
- None
- MANDATORY TOPICS
- Topic 1:
- Partial Differential Equations 2.5 weeks
- Topic 2:
- Linear Algebra and Eigenvalue Problems 2.5 weeks
- Topic 3:
- Perturbation Methods 1 week
- Topic 4:
- Variational Calculus 1 week
- Topic 5:
- Numerical Methods 1 week
- Topic 6:
- Groups and Representations 3 weeks
- OPTIONAL TOPICS
- Topic 1:
- Tensor analysis, 2 weeks
- Links to exisiting web page for this course:
- Currently does not exist.
-
Prepared by Richard Price (3/19/99)