Ph 461/561   Mathematical Methods

Physics Department, Oregon State University

Fall 2009 term

Three-credit undergraduate Math Methods: Ph 461/561

Instructor: Oksana Ostroverkhova (Wngr 413)
Lectures: F 1 pm, Weniger 377

DateLectures AssignmentsNotes
10/02 Linear spaces HW 1 WS 1
10/09 Linear operators. Matrix representations. HW 2 WS 2
10/16 Functions of complex variables.Cauchy-Riemann conditions. HW 3 WS 3
10/23 Contour integration: Cauchy theorems, Laurent series, residues. HW 4 WS 4
10/30 Contour integration: simple contours. HW 5 WS 5
11/06 Contour integration: contours with branch cuts. HW 6  
11/13 Contour integrals for calculations of sums. Laplace transform. HW 7 WS 6
11/20 Calculus of variations. HW 8