PH5320 Mathematical Physics ... (3-0-0) f ... 3 Cr

Course Description:
Partial differential equations of physics, separation of variables, boundary value problems, Sturm-Liouville theory, Legendre and Bessel functions, inhomogeneous partial differential equations, Green's functions. Fourier series, Fourier and Laplace transforms, complex variables, evaluation of integrals by contour integration, linear algebra, matrix methods with emphasis on numerical applications.
Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor.

This course is a prerequisite for PH5210 and PH5510.

Text (Fall, 2004):

• Mathematical Methods for Physicists, Arfkin & Weber (ISBN 120598256)

• Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences, 2 ^nd Edition, Mary L Boas (ISBN 0471044091)
• Mathematics Applied to Deterministic Problems in the Natural Sciences, C C Lin & L A Segel (ISBN 0-89871-229-7)

Course Rationale:
One of the core required courses for graduate degrees in Physics.