PHYS 516 Mathematical Methods

 

Mathematical Methods

PHYS 516 (Fall 2022)

Contour Integration + Residue Theorem           Fourier Series using Mathematica                       Euler's Gamma Function            

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Course Description

Syllabus

Assessment

A full description of the course, including a detailed syllabus, assessment, and classroom and grading policies, is provided in the Official Rice Syllabus for PHYS 516. Students are expected to have read it in entirety by the end of the first week of classes.


Lectures: Monday & Wednesday, 1.40pm - 2.55pm. Location: HBH 423 + Zoom (dual delivery).
 
Office Hours: Monday, 12.00pm - 1.30pm (HBH 310) & Friday, 4.00pm - 5.30pm (Zoom).
 
Text: Mathematical Methods for Physicists, by George Arfken and Hans Weber.


    Links for the recordings of the Zoom lectures and the lecture notes can be found on the Lecture Notes and Recordings page.


Homework 8 [PDF]


Dr. Matthew G. Baring
Herman Brown Hall, Room 366
Telephone: (713) 348-2983
Email: baring at rice.edu