ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The solutions for the last HWK set are available in the Physics Office
(704 Pupin).
I will hold office hours from 2-4 Friday, May 10 if there are questions before
the Final.
Some reference texts you might want to consult on Probability&Statistics:
Philip Bevington Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences
Roger Barlow Statistics : A Guide to the Use of Statistical Methods in the
Physical Sciences
For a reasonable and brief discussion on Group Theory, you could look at
Quarks and Lepton, By F. Halzen and A. Martin
Text: Mathematical Methods
for Physicists by
Arfken & Weber, 5th Edition Material:
Vector Analysis, Tensors, Coordinate Transformations, Determinants, Matrices,
Sturm-Liouville Theory, Group Theory and applications, Fourier Series and
Transforms, Probability and Statistics
We will cover chapters 1-4,9,14,15 of the text, in the following order:
Chapter 1 (except 1.2), 3, 9, 14, 15, 1.2, 2, 4, Probability + statistics.
You can find some material
here on probability and
statistics .
Homework assignments will be posted on this WWW page, along
with due dates. The
grader and recitation instructor is Dionysis
Triantafyllopoulos . The recitations will take place Wednesdays
in 831 Pupin from
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. There will be a special recitation Monday, March 11, at 5PM in 831 Pupin.
A midterm on Chapters 1,3,9,14,15
will be given on or around March 13.
Grading: HWK 40%, Midterm 20%, Final 40% Office Hours: MW 2:30-4 + by appointment in 826 Pupin
HWK 1, Chapter 1: Due Monday, Feb 4
1.11,3.3,4.7,4.16,5.5,5.6,5.18,6.5,7.1,7.6,8.4,8.18,9.3,
9.11,10.4,11.3,11.8,12.5,13.2,13.11,14.2,14.3,15.4,15.6,15.9
HWK 2, Chapter 3: Due Monday, Feb 11
1.2,2.13,2.14,2.16,2.24,2.28,3.1,3.2,3.9,3.10,
3.13,3.17
HWK 3, Chapter 3: Due Monday, Feb 18
4.8,5.6,5.7,5.16,5.30,6.1,6.2,6.9,6.16,6.20
HWK 4, Chapter 9: Due Monday, Feb 25
1.7,1.11,1.12,1.14,2.3,2.6,2.13,3.2
HWK 5, Chapter 9,14: Due Monday, March 4
9.4.4,9.4.6,9.4.10,9.5.2,9.5.3,14.1.2,14.1.3,14.1.7,14.2.1,14.2.2
HWK 6, Chapter 14,15: Due Monday, March 11 (REVISED DATE)
14.3.10,14.3.14,14.4.3,14.4.10,14.4.11,15.3.2,15.3.6,15.4.1,15.5.5,15.6.2,15.6.8,15.9.2
HWK 7, Chapter 2: Due Monday, April 1
1.2,2.2,4.3,4.4,4.12,5.1,5.2,5.6,5.8,5.14
HWK 8, Chapter 2: Due Monday, April 8
6.1,6.3,7.1,7.2,8.1,9.3,9.12,10.4,10.5,10.8
HWK 9, Chapter 4: Due Monday, April 22
1.2,1.4,2.1,2.4,5.1,6.1,6.4,6.5,6.6,6.7,6.11,6.12
HWK 10, Probability and Statistics: Due Wednesday, May 8
The problems and the
data set (last updated April 27, 8:00 PM)
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