Last updated: December 17, 2008 by Kim Milton E-mail
General Information
Many of the files accessible from this page are ".pdf" files.
These files require a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Many software packages contain Adobe Acrobat Reader as a utility, and it
may already be installed on your computer. If it isn't you can get it
free from
http://www.adobe.com.
Postscript files require a postscript viewer such as ghostview,
which is available from this
link.
The web page for Mathematical Methods of Physics, which
I taught in Fall 2006, including
my lecture notes on such things as Analytic Functions, Contour Integration,
Asymptotic Methods, and Green's Functions, can be
found here.
Assignment #1, Due Friday, September 5: Problems in Classical
Electrodynamics: Chapter 1: 2, 4, 5; Chapter 2: 1, 2;
Chapter 3: 1, 2, and the following
additional problems.
Assignment #2, Due Friday, September 19: Problems in Classical
Electrodynamics: Chapter 1: 6;
Chapter 3: 3, 4, 6, 7; Chapter 4: 1, 2, 3
Assignment #3, Due Wednesday, October 1: Problems in Classical
Electrodynamics:
Chapter 3: 8; Chapter 5: 1, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13.
Assignment #4, Due Friday, October 17: Problems in Classical
Electrodynamics:
Chapter 6: 1, 2, 3, and the following
additional problems.
Assignment #5, Due Wednesday, November 5: Problems in Classical
Electrodynamics:
Chapter 7: 2, 6, 7, 8 and in Electromagnetic
Radiation: Chapter 6: 1, 2, 3, 4 (see link in syllabus)
Note change in due date.
Assignment #6, Due Friday, November 14: Problems in Classical
Electrodynamics:
Chapter 8: 1, 2, 3; Chapter 9: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Assignment #7, Due Tuesday, November 25: Problems in Classical
Electrodynamics:
Chapter 11: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Chapter 12: 3; Chapter 13: 1, 2, 3.
Assignment #8, Due Friday, December 12: Problems in Classical
Electrodynamics:
Chapter 17: 1, 3; Chapter 20: 1, 2, 3, 4; Chapter 21: 1, 4,
and in Electromagnetic
Radiation: Chapter 2: 4 (see link in syllabus)
Solutions (Password Protected)
Solution to Assignments #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7,
and #8 are now posted on
Desire 2 Learn.
The final examination, which will be a closed book, comprehensive
exam (but with more emphasis on material
covered after the 2nd exam), will take place on Monday, December 15,
from 1:30 to 3:30, in NH 103.