PHYS 202 - Methods Of Theoretical Physics

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Lewis & Clark College

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Snodgrass Content: Introduction to and development of mathematical tools needed for upper-level physics courses. Vector spaces and introduction to Dirac notation: concepts of linear dependence, normalization, orthogonality, and dimension Three-dimensional vectors and vector calculus, study of partial derivatives, vector valued functions, coordinate transformations, and curvilinear coordinate systems. The Dirac delta function. Abstract vectors and vector-space analysis of function theory, including an introduction to complex variables and Hilbert Spaces. Eigenvectors, eigenvalues, orthogonal polynomials, orthogonal functions, and Fourier analysis. Methods for solutions of the partial differential equations of elementary field theories. Prerequisites: Physics 152. Mathematics 132. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lclark.edu/

Phone Number:

(503) 768-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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