Textbooks:
Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics, by Byron and Fuller
Theoretical Mechanics of Particles and Continua, by Fetter and Walecka
(Both are available as inexpensive Dover paperbacks)
Docent:
FC MacKintosh, room T2.32
The best way to reach me:
fcm _at_ nat.vu.nl, or fcmack _at_ gmail.com (if the VU Spam-filter works TOO
well!)
Class Schedule:
Mondays, 13:30-16:15, room M-639
Wednesdays, 10:00-12:15, room F-630
Extra Classes:
Tuesday, 16 Feb, 10:00-12:30, room P-640
Tuesday, 23 Feb, 10:00-12:00, room P-640
Exam: 15:15-18:00, 21 March, in room F654
Readings:
For week 5: read Byron and Fuller 2.1-5
For week 7: review 3.1-3.10, read 4.1-7, 4.10 in Byron and Fuller
For week 8: read 5.1-5.4, 7.1-7.3 in Byron and Fuller
For week 9: read sections 57 & 58 of Fetter and Walecka
For week 10: read sections 46 & 47 of Fetter and Walecka
Problems:
Problems 2.2 and 2.6 in Byron and Fuller, due 16 Feb
Problems 3.28, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6 in Byron and Fuller, due 24 Feb
Problems 7.1, 7.2, 7.4 in Byron and Fuller, due 2 Mar
Problems 11.1, 11.4, 11.5 in Fetter and Walecka, due 9 Mar
Problems (due 16 Mar) 8.2, 8.5 in Fetter and Walecka, and:
find series solutions to (1-x^2)y''-3xy'+cy=0, where c is a constant.
Example Exams: