PHYSICS 2335 HOME PAGE

INTRODUCTORY MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR PHYSICISTS, FALL 2006


Professor David Clarke, MM301E, 420-5830
Department of Astronomy and Physics
Saint Mary's University, Halifax, NS

Grader: Ms. Tomomi Watanabe

Classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30 - 3:45 pm, MM310
Tutorials: Fridays, 1:00 - 2:15pm, MM310


Grade summary for PHYS 2335

PHYS 2335 Honour Roll


2006 course syllabus (PDF)

Course review (PDF)

Unix Primer (PDF), GNUplot Primer (PDF), FORTRAN Primer (PDF)


Assignments, 40%

Assignment 1 (PDF): due Tuesday, September 26
Assignment 2 (PDF): due Tuesday, October 3
Assignment 3 (PDF): due Tuesday, October 10
Assignment 4 (PDF): due Tuesday, October 17
Assignment 5 (PDF): due Tuesday, October 31
Assignment 6 (PDF): due Tuesday, November 14
Assignment 7 (PDF): due Tuesday, November 21
Assignment 8 (PDF): due Tuesday, November 28
Assignment 9 (PDF): due Friday, December 1 (no late penalty assessed if handed in by Tuesday, December 5)


Midterm Examination, 15%

- 75 mins, in class: Thursday, November 2, 2006
- covers Parts 1 and 2
- required to do 3 of 4 problems
- bring pencils, eraser, and a simple scientific calculator
- closed book, no crib sheets
- formulae sheet and paper provided


Final Examination, 45%

- Thursday, December 7, 2006, 2:00 pm, Loyola 298
- 3 hours, ~ 40% based on Parts 1 and 2, ~ 60% on Part 3
- required to do 8 of 10 problems
- bring pencils, eraser, and a simple scientific calculator
- closed book, no crib sheets
- formulae sheets and paper provided


Tutorials

- MM310, Fridays 1:00 - 2:15 pm
- attendance optional (but highly recommended)
- bring a copy of the tutorial questions, text book, paper, pencils, eraser, and a simple scientific calculator

Tutorial 1 (PDF): September 15
Tutorial 2 (PDF): September 22
Tutorial 3 (PDF): September 29
Tutorial 4 (PDF): October 6
Tutorial 5 (PDF): October 13
Tutorial 6 (PDF): October 20
Tutorial 7 (PDF): October 27
Tutorial 8 (PDF): November 3
Tutorial 9 (PDF): November 10
Tutorial 10 (PDF): November 17
Tutorial 11 (PDF): November 24


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last updated October 24, 2006 by DAC