Mathematical Methods in Physics

Catalog description

A variety of theoretical methods that are useful for general problem-solving in advanced science and engineering courses: complex numbers and functions of a complex variable, Fourier series and transforms, Laplace transforms, Legendre, Laguerre and Hermite polynomials, calculus of variations, special functions and tensor analysis or other content as determined appropriate in support of upper level physics coursework. Three hours of lecture and up to three hours of problems. Prerequisites: MATH 215, MATH 310 (can be taken concurrently) and MATH 314 (can be taken concurrently).