Physics 306
Theoretical Methods of Physics
Spring 2008
Reading & Lecture Schedule
Theoretical Methods of Physics
Spring 2008
Reading & Lecture Schedule
| Lecture # | Day | Date | Topic | Reading | HW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R | Jan. 11 | Dimensional Analysis | Ch. 2, RS | -- |
| 2 | T | Jan. 15 | Fermi Estimates | Ch. 2, RS | -- |
| 3 | R | Jan. 17 | Power Series | Ch. 3, RS | -- |
| 4 | T | Jan. 22 | Power Series (cont.) | Ch. 3, RS | -- |
| 5 | R | Jan. 24 | Power Series (cont.) | Ch. 3, RS | #1 |
| 6 | T | Jan. 29 | Curvilinear Coordinates | Ch. 4, RS | -- |
| 7 | R | Jan. 31 | Curvilinear Coordinates (cont.) | Ch. 4, RS | -- |
| 8 | T | Feb. 5 | Multiple Integrals | Ch. 4, RS | #2 |
| 9 | R | Feb. 7 | Multiple Integrals (cont.) | Ch. 4, RS | -- |
| 10 | T | Feb. 12 | The Gradient | Ch. 5, RS | -- |
| 11 | R | Feb. 14 | The Gradient (cont.) | Ch. 5, RS | -- |
| 12 | T | Feb. 19 | Vector Fields; The Divergence | Ch. 6, RS; Ch. 1, HMS | #3 |
| 13 | R | Feb. 21 | The Divergence (cont.) | Ch. 6, RS | -- |
| 14 | T | Feb. 26 | The Curl | Ch. 7, RS | -- |
| 15 | R | Feb. 28 | The Curl (cont.) | Ch. 7, RS | #4 |
| 16 | T | Mar. 4 | Problem Session | -- | -- |
| 17 | R | Mar. 6 | Midterm Review | -- | -- |
| 18 | T | Mar. 18 | The Curl (cont.) | Ch. 7, RS | -- |
| 19 | R | Mar. 20 | Gauss' Theorem | Ch. 8, RS; Ch. 2, HMS | -- |
| 20 | T | Mar. 25 | Gauss' Theorem (cont.) | Ch. 8, RS; Ch. 2, HMS | #5 |
| 21 | R | Mar. 27 | More on Surface Integrals | Ch. 2, HMS | -- |
| 22 | T | Apr. 1 | More on Surface Integrals (cont.) | Ch. 2, HMS | -- |
| 23 | R | Apr. 3 | Stokes' Theorem | Ch. 9, RS; Ch. 3, HMS | -- |
| 24 | T | Apr. 8 | Application of Stokes' Theorem | Ch. 9, RS | #6 |
| 25 | R | Apr. 10 | The Laplacian | Ch. 10, RS; Ch. 4, HMS | -- |
| 26 | T | Apr. 15 | Variational Problems | Ch. 10, RS | -- |
| 27 | R | Apr. 17 | Conservation Laws | Ch. 11, RS | #7 |
| 28 | R | Apr. 23 | Conservation Laws; Heat Equation | Ch. 11, RS | -- |
| 29 | R | Apr. 25 | Fourier Analysis | Ch. 15, RS | #8 |