PHY471 Fall 2009

Reading, Homework, and Exam Schedules

Do the reading before coming to class!

SEPT

2

Math Review part 1: Complex Variables

 

 

4

pp. 1-12

HW1: due 09/11/09

 

7

Labor Day: no class

 

 

9

pp. 13-20 & Math Review part 2: Differential Equations

 

 

11

pp. 24-29

HW2: due 09/18/09

 

14

pp. 30-38

 

 

16

pp. 40-42

 

 

18

pp. 42-46

HW3: due 09/25/09

 

21

pp. 47-50

 

 

23

pp. 59-63

 

 

25

pp. 64-67

HW4: due 10/2/09

 

28

pp. 68-73

 

 

30

pp. 73-76

 

OCT

2

pp. 78-80

HW5: due 10/9/09

 

5

pp. 81-82

 

 

7

pp. 78-82 again

 

 

9

Review

HW5 solutions 

 

12

Midterm Exam 1

 

 

14

pp. 435-440 & Math Review part 3: Matrices

 

 

16

pp. 441-446

HW6: due 10/23/09

 

19

pp. 441-448

 

 

21

pp. 449-456

 

 

23

pp. 449-456

HW7: due 10/30/09

 

26

pp. 93-100

 

 

28

pp. 100-105

 

 

30

pp. 106-109

HW8: due 11/6/09

NOV

2

pp. 110-113

 

 

4

pp. 114-118

 

 

6

pp. 118-123

HW9: due 11/13/09

 

9

Handout on photon polarization

 

 

11

Handout on photon polarization

 

 

13

Review

HW9 solutions

 

16

Exam 2

 

 

18

pp. 131-134 and 160-166

HW10: due 11/25/09

 

20

pp. 160-166

 

 

23

pp. 167-169

 

 

25

pp. 133-139

HW11: due 12/2/09

 

27

Day after Thanksgiving: no class

 

 

30

pp. 133-139

 

DEC

2

pp. 145-160

HW12: due 12/9/09

 

4

pp. 145-160

 

 

7

pp. 145-160

 

 

9

pp. 145-160

 

 

11

Review

 

 

16

Final Exam, 12:45 – 2:45pm

 

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