College Bulletin 2019-2020 
    
    May 17, 2024  
College Bulletin 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 017. Mathematical Methods of Physics


A half-semester survey of mathematical techniques useful in physics. Topics include eigenvalue problems, Fourier analysis, solutions to ordinary and partial differential equations, special functions, the theory of residues, and numerical methods.
Prerequisite: linear algebra (MATH 027 , MATH 028 , or MATH 028S ); corequisite: multivariable calculus (MATH 033 , MATH 034 , or MATH 035 ).
Lab required.
0.5 credit.
Spring 2020. Brown.
Spring 2021. Brown.
Spring 2022. Staff.
Catalog chapter: Physics and Astronomy  
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/physics-astronomy


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