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PHYS 4321 - Methods of Theoretical Physics

Credits: 3

The theoretical tools needed for advanced physics coursework: Fourier series and transform; Hilbert space; ordinary and partial differential equations; distributions; separation of variables; numerical integration; Monte Carlo methods; divergence, gradient, curl, Laplacian; divergence theorem, Stokes’ theorem; linear algebra; complex analysis. The emphasis is on practical applications. Prerequisites or corequisites: MATH 3302  and MATH 3313 .


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