PHGN511 Fall 2003 Course Information

Instructor - R. T. Collins

Final Exam will be Tuesday, Dec. 14, from 1:00-4:00. Review Session will be Monday at 3:00.

• Office Hours
• Syllabus/Course Description
• Learning Objectives
• The story of your instructor's life
• References and Texts
• Textbook - “Mathematical Physics ,” Butkov, Addison Wesley, 1968.
• Other Useful References
  • Graduate/Senior level:
    "Mathematical Methods for Physicists," Arfken and Weber, Fifth Edition, Hardcourt, Academic Press.
    "Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering", Riley, Hobson, and Bence, Second Edition, Cambridge
    "Mathematical Methods of Physics," Matthews and Walker, Second Edition, Benjamin Cummings
  • Undergraduate:
    "Advanced Engineering Mathematics," Wylie and Barrett, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill 1995
  • References:
    "Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Table," Abramowitz and Stegan, Dover Publications
    
• Grading Policies
  • Homework, Reading, and Computer Assignments      35%
  • Midterm exam                                     30%
  • Final                                            35%
• Reading - Prepare for final
• Assignments (Last year's final which can be used as a practice has been posted)
• Solutions (password protected) (the solutions to homework #12 and #13 and formula sheet for the exam have been posted)
• Useful web pages and links including Mathematica

 Last Modified: December 12, 2004

Email comments/suggestions to rtcollin@mines.edu