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

Course Webpage for
PHYS 301: Theoretical Methods in physics (2019 Fall)
Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale
Last updated: Dec 13, 2019. (This page is no more maintained.)

General information:
- Instructor: K. V. Shajesh (Office: Neckers 491, Tel.: +1-618-453-5212)
- Class meetings: MWF 10-10:50 AM, in Neckers 410.
- Office hours for instructor: TR 12:00-2:00 PM; W 11:00 AM-1:00 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, Pauli matrices)
5. Homework No. 05 (Index notation and dyadic notation)
6. Homework No. 06 (Curvilnear coordinates)
7. Homework No. 07 (Quantum Mechanics)
8. Homework No. 08 (Fourier eigenfunctions)
9. Homework No. 09 (Dirac delta-function)
10. Homework No. 10 (Partial differential equations)
  Notes on finding D_m; Proof of orthogonality relation
11. Homework No. 11 (Legendre polynomials)
Exams:
1. Midterm Exam No. 01 and solutions.
2. Midterm Exam No. 02 and solutions.
3. Midterm Exam No. 03 and solutions.
4. Final Exam and solutions.

More information:

Evaluation:

Homework 40%

Midterm Exams (3x15%) 45%

Final Exam 15%

Exam schedule:

Midterm Exam 1 --- September 18 (Wednesday, in class)

Midterm Exam 2 --- October 16 (Wednesday, in class)

Midterm Exam 3 --- November 13 (Wednesday, in class)

Final Exam --- December 13 (Friday, 2:45-4:45 PM)

Last updated on Dec 13, 2019 (and is no more maintained) by K V Shajesh (kvshajesh@gmail.com).

Midterm Exam 1	---	September 18 (Wednesday, in class)
Midterm Exam 2	---	October 16 (Wednesday, in class)
Midterm Exam 3	---	November 13 (Wednesday, in class)
Final Exam	---	December 13 (Friday, 2:45-4:45 PM)

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