Phys. 525: Methods of Theoretical Physics
- Information on Phys. 525 (for 2002):
Information sheet in preparation.
postscript file,
pdf file.
- Office hours: Mon. and Wed. 2-3 pm.
- Final exam:
Tue. Dec. 17, 2-5pm in 208/209 Osmond.
postscript file (with corrections),
pdf file (with corrections).
Solutions:
problem 1,
problem 2,
problem 3,
problem 4,
problem 5,
problem 6.
- Midterm exam: Thur. Oct. 24, 7-9pm in 109 Osmond:
postscript file,
pdf file.
Solutions:
problem 1,
problem 2,
problem 3,
problem 4,
problem 5.
- Problem sets
- Hw 1: postscript file,
pdf file.
Solutions:
problem 1,
problem 2,
problem 3,
problem 4,
problem 5,
problem 6.
- Hw 2: postscript file,
pdf file.
Solutions:
problem 1,
problem 2,
problem 3.
- Hw 3: postscript file,
pdf file.
Solutions:
problem 1,
problem 2 (revised solution),
problem 3,
problem 4.
- Hw 4 (corrected): postscript file,
pdf file.
Solutions:
problem 1,
problem 2,
problem 3,
problem 4,
problem 5,
problem 6.
- Hw 5 (corrected -- see problem 4):
postscript file,
pdf file.
Solutions:
Problem 1 -- see textbook,
problem 2,
problem 3,
problem 4,
problem 5,
problem 6,
problem 7.
- Hw 6:
postscript file,
pdf file.
Solutions:
problem 1,
problem 2,
problem 3,
problem 4,
problem 5.
- Hw 7:
postscript file,
pdf file.
problem 1,
problem 2,
problem 3,
problem 4,
problem 5,
problem 6.
- Hw 8:
postscript file,
pdf file.
Solutions:
problem 1,
problem 2,
problem 3,
problem 4,
problem 5.
- Hw 9:
postscript file,
pdf file.
Solutions:
problem 1,
problem 2,
problem 3.
- Hw 10:
postscript file,
pdf file.
Solutions:
problem 1,
problem 2,
problem 3,
problem 4.
- Hw 11 (corrected):
postscript file,
pdf file.
Solutions:
problem 1,
problem 2,
problem 3 (corrected),
problem 4.
- Lecture summaries
- A treatment of the theory of distributions and of the calculus of
variations was handed out in class; it is not available on-line.
- Notes on the mathematical theory of distributions:
postscript file,
pdf file. (Updated 8 Nov.)
- A treatment of group theory was handed out in class; it is not
available on-line.
- Notes on self-adjoint differential operators
postscript file,
pdf file.
This page is maintained by
John Collins,
collins@phys.psu.edu
Dec. 20, 2002