Physics405-NorthCarolinaAgriculturalandTechnical.docVIP

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Course Syllabus Course Information Course Number/Section PHYS 405 Course Title Mathematical Physics Term Spring 2015 Days Times 2-3:15 PM Marteena 310 Professor Contact Information Professor Solomon Bililign Office Phone 336-285-2328 Other Phone 336-285-3259 (Lab) Email Adresse Bililign@ Office Location Marteena 306/Gibbs 302 Office Hours W 2-5 PM Other Information You can make appointments if you cannot make it during the office hours Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions Math 231 Course Description This is a course in the applications of mathematics to solutions of physical problems. It covers selected topics in vector analysis, differential equations, special functions, calculus of variations, eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, and matrices, complex variables, linear algebra. Prerequisite: MATH 231. NOTE: The course will cover some mathematical techniques commonly used in physics. This is not a course in pure mathematics, but rather on the application of mathematics to problems of interest in the physical sciences. Knowledge of physics at the level of Phys 241-Phys 242 is required. At the conclusion of the course a student must be able to apply basic mathematical concepts in solving problems in junior and senior electrodynamics, classical mechanics and quantum mechanics and other upper level physics courses. Objective 1: Effectively use information technology to find, interpret, evaluate, and use information discerningly. Outcome: Students will demonstrate the ability to use information technology tools to conduct literature survey, and do research Objective 3: Effectively employs critical thinking skills in written and oral communication. Outcome: Students will demonstrate the ability to employ critical thinking in solving problems which are very complicated and mathematically challenging Objective 4: Effectively re