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PHYS 508 - Mathematical Physics I

Last offered Fall 2021

Official Description

Core techniques of mathematical physics widely used in the physical sciences. Calculus of variations and its applications; partial differential equations of mathematical physics (including classification and boundary conditions); separation of variables, series solutions of ordinary differential equations and Sturm-Liouville eigenproblems; Legendre polynomials, spherical harmonics, Bessel functions and their applications; normal mode eigenproblems (including the wave and diffusion equations); inhomogeneous ordinary differential equations (including variation of parameters); inhomogeneous partial differential equations and Green functions; potential theory; integral equations (including Fredholm theory). Course Information: Prerequisite: MATH 285.

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TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Mathematical Physics IA52340LEC40930 - 1050 M W  158 Loomis Laboratory Patrick I Draper