PHY 306 Theoretical Methods of Physics, Spring 2023

PHY 306 Theoretical Methods of Physics, Spring 2023

Course Information:

Instructor:	Christopher B. Crawford, 7-2504, CP327
Office hours:	Wed 3-5pm, or by appointment at CP327 or Zoom
Class schedule:	Class: T R 11:00-12:15, CP211
	Recitation: W 3:00-5:00, usually M 3:00-5:00 pm, CP327 (optional)
CMS:	Announcements and assignments are managed in Canvas.
Textbook:	James Nearing, "Mathematical Tools for Physicists" (required)
	Susan Lea, "Mathematics for Physicists" (recommended)
	Mary L. Boas, "Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences" (optional)
	Murray R. Spiegel, "Vector Analysis", Schaum's Outline Series (supplement)
	Harley Flanders, "Differential Forms with Applications to the Physical Sciences" (supplement)

Resources:	syllabus, student resources, course feedback,

Homework

HW	Due Date	Problems

H01	Mon, 01/24	pdf, Rev. A (source)
H02	Mon, 01/30	pdf, Rev. A (source, note)
H03	Mon, 02/06	pdf, Rev. A (source)
H04	Mon, 02/13	pdf, Rev. A (source)
H05	extra credit	pdf, Rev. B (source)
H06	Mon, 02/27	pdf, Rev. A (source)
H07	Mon, 03/20	pdf, Rev. A (source)
H08	Mon, 04/03	pdf, Rev. A (source)
H09	Wed, 03/12	pdf, Rev. A (source)
H10	Fri, 03/21	pdf, Rev. A (source)
H11	extra credit	pdf, Rev. A (source)

Lecture Notes

Date	Reading	Homework		Lecture

5/2	10:30 am-12:30 pm		EXF	Final Exam Tuesday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Resources
- Abramowitz and Stegun, Handbook of Mathematical functions, NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions
- Wolfram Mathematica Online Integrator, Wolfram Cloud