Course Webpage for PHYS-301 (2019 Spring) at SIU--Carbondale

Course Webpage for
PHYS 301: Theoretical Methods in physics (2019 Spring)
Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale
Last updated: May 6, 2019. (This page is no more maintained.)

General information:
- Instructor: K. V. Shajesh (Office: Neckers 491, Tel.: +1-618-453-5212)
- Class meetings: MWF 9-9:50 AM, in Neckers 410.
- Office hours for instructor: MWF 10:00-12:00 PM.
- Syllabus for the course. The Provost Office has put together a Syllabus Attachment to assist the student. It lists and provides web links for many elements that are important for a student.
Grades will be posted on MyCourses (password protected).
Relevant references:
- Textbook: Mathematical Methods for Physicists, A comprehensive guide, 7th Edition, by George Arfken, Hans Weber, and Frank E. Harris.
- References:
  - Methods of Theoretical Physics, Part 1 and 2, by Philip M. Morse and Herman Feshbach.
Homeworks:
1. Homework No. 01 (Complex number, nth roots of unity)
2. Homework No. 02 (Hyperbolic functions)
3. Homework No. 03 (Analytic function)
4. Homework No. 04 (Matrix diagonalization)
5. Homework No. 05 (Pauli matrices)
6. Homework No. 06 (Tensor notation)
7. Homework No. 07 (Vector gradient operator)
8. Homework No. 08 (Vector differentiation, curl and divergence)
9. Homework No. 08A (for practice) (Cylindrical polar coordinates)
10. Homework No. 08B (for practice) (Spherical polar coordinates)
11. Homework No. 08C (for practice) (Dirac delta function)
12. Homework No. 09 (Vector integration, divergence theorem, Stoke's theorem)
13. Homework No. 10 (Damped harmonic oscillator)
14. Homework No. 11 (Fourier transformation)
15. Homework No. 12 (Legendre polynomials)
16. Homework No. 13 (Partial differential equation)
Exams:

More information:

Evaluation:

Homework 40%

Midterm Exams (3x15%) 45%

Final Exam 15%

Exam schedule:

Midterm Exam 1 --- February 8 (Friday, in class)

Midterm Exam 2 --- March 8 (Friday, in class)

Midterm Exam 3 --- April 12 (Friday, in class)

Final Exam --- May 6 (Monday, 8:00-10:00 AM, in class)

Last updated on May 6, 2019 (and is no more maintained) by K V Shajesh (kvshajesh@gmail.com).

Midterm Exam 1	---	February 8 (Friday, in class)
Midterm Exam 2	---	March 8 (Friday, in class)
Midterm Exam 3	---	April 12 (Friday, in class)
Final Exam	---	May 6 (Monday, 8:00-10:00 AM, in class)

Homework	40%
Midterm Exams (3x15%)	45%
Final Exam	15%