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- WELCOME! -
This is the web-page for Methods of Applied Physics (a.k.a. "MAP"). If you're on this webpage, it is probably reasonable to figure that you are likely enrolled in the class -- so thanks for signing up. Materials on this webpage are meant to supplement information given to you in class itself. I'm not a big fan of OAKS, therefore any on-line supplementary material for the course you need can be found here. To the left, you'll find important links/syllabi/etc.If you'd like to find out more about me or the research we do in my lab, check out my main webpage.
- About This Course -
The focus of this course is on using the theoretical (mathematical) techniques you probably already know within a practical context to study physical phenomena. We will be discussing mathematical ideas that come from a large number of full semester standalone math courses (Calculus III, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, and Probability/Statistics to name a few), so a rigorous treatment of the mathematics will NOT be the focus of this course. (We're not going to PROVE anything!) Rather, we will primarily concern ourselves with how (and when) the tools introduced in these other classes can be used within the context of an undergraduate Physics education.This course can be very challenging, but it is also a lot of fun to see how the different things you've learned in the past can be applied. Conversations with former students who took this course have suggested that this class can be tremendously useful to help prepare you for other upper-level Physics courses like Classical Mechanics, E&M, Thermo, Photonics, Quantum Mechanics, Experimental Physics, and assorted special topics courses. Even if you have a very strong mathematical background, I promise you'll either see something new and/or see some applications that you weren't aware of before.
- Course Announcements -
Remaining exam dates: 9/12/14, 10/10/14, 10/31/14, 12/1/14, 12/8/14 (Final Exam).- Homework Assignments -
Assignment 1(PDF) (due 8/22/14)Assignment 2(PDF) (due 8/29/14)
Assignment 3(PDF) (due 9/5/14)
Assignment 4(PDF) (due 9/19/14)
Assignment 5(PDF) (due 9/26/14)
Assignment 6(PDF) (due 10/10/14)
Assignment 7(PDF) (due 10/24/14)
Assignment 8(PDF) (due 10/31/14)
Assignment 9(PDF) (due 11/21/14)
Assignment 10(PDF) (due 11/21/14)
- Links/Resources -
Approximate Course Schedule / Outline (PDF)Texts worth consultation (PDF)
Euler Angle Rotation Animation (GIF)
Synchronizing Metronomes Video
Deformation Applet Link