Tentative weekly course calendar for Phys 301 (4 lectures per week)
| Week | Date | Topics covered |
| 1 |
Jan 16-19 |
chapter 1: power series and convergence, power series
expansion, Taylor series; chapter 2: complex numbers no HW due this week |
| 2 |
Jan 22-26 |
chapter 2: complex algebra, Euler formula, functions of
complex numbers; chapter 3 - linear algebra: vectors,
lines and
planes HW#1 due wednesday Last day to drop - on friday |
| 3 |
Jan 29-2 |
chapter
3 - linear algebra: matrix operations, linear
operators,
rotation and transformation, linear vector space,
Gram-Schmidt
orthogonalization, diagonalization, eigenvalues and
eigenvectors,
Hermitian matrices HW#2 due wednesday |
| 4 |
Feb 5-9 |
ctd.
chapter 3; chapter 4 - partial differentiation: total
differentials,
maximum and minimum problems, change of variables, Leibnitz
rule HW#3 due wednesday |
| 5 |
Feb 12-16 |
chapter 5: multiple integrals and applications, change of
variables, surface integrals HW#4 due friday |
| 6 |
Feb 19-23 |
chapter 6 - vector analysis: vector multiplication,
triple product, vector differentiation, gradient,
divergence, curl,
line integrals No HW this week EXAM 1: Friday, Feb 23 |
| 7 |
Feb 26-1 |
ctd. chapter 6: Green's theorem, divergence theorem HW#5 due wednesday |
| 8 |
Mar 4-8 |
ctd chapter 6: curl and Stokes theorem HW#6 due wednesday |
| 9 |
Mar 11-15 |
FINALLY!!!!! SPRING BREAK |
|
10
|
Mar 18-22 |
chapter 8 - Ordinary Differential Equations: first order
ODEs, linear second order ODEs (homogeneous and
inhomogeneous) HW#7 due wednesday |
|
11
|
Mar 25-29 |
ctd. chapter 8: harmonic oscillator, Laplace transform,
Dirac delta function HW#8 due friday Last day to withdraw - on friday |
|
12
|
Apr 1-5 |
chapter 12, Series solutions of differential equations:
Legendre equation and polynomials no HW due this week EXAM 2: Friday, April 5 |
|
13
|
Apr 8-12 |
chapter 7; Fourier series, Parseval's theorem, Fourier
transform; HW #9 due wednesday |
|
14
|
Apr 15-19 |
chapter 12, Partial differential equations, Laplace
equation, HW #10 due wednesday |
|
15
|
Apr 22-26 |
diffusion equation, wave equation, HW#11 due friday |
|
16
|
Apr 29-3 |
April 29: Last day of instruction FINAL: Friday, May 3, 1-3pm ....... Good success !! |