| Date |
Leader |
Assigned reading |
| Weeks 1-15 |
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Introduction to applied mathematics for graduate physical chemistry
and
Introduction to classical dynamics
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1. W. Sept. 5
Introduction to course |
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...
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| 2. F. Sept. 7 |
|
McQ Chapter 1 |
| 3. M. Sept. 10 |
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McQ Chapter 2 |
| 4. W. Sept. 12 |
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McQ Chapter 3 |
| 5. F. Sept. 14 |
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McQ Chapter 4 |
| 6. M. Sept. 17 |
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Bernoulli numbers, Riemann sheets |
| 7. W. Sept. 19 |
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McQ Chapter 5 |
| 8. F. Sept. 21 |
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McQ Complete Chapter 5: principal normal
McQ Start chapter 6: perfect differential |
| 9. M. Sept. 24 |
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Mc Q Chapter 6 continued: vector transformations, gradient, fields |
| 10. W. Sept. 26 |
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McQ Complete Chapter 6: tangent planes
McQ Start Chapter 7 |
| 11. F. Sept. 28 |
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McQ Continue Chapter 7 |
| 12. M. Oct. 1 |
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McQ Almost Complete Chapter 7 |
| 13. W. Oct. 3 |
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McQ Start Chapter 8 |
| 14. F. Oct. 5 |
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McQ Complete Chapter 8 |
| 15. M. Oct. 8 |
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McQ Start Chapter 9 |
| 16. W. Oct. 10 |
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McQ Complete Chapter 9; CS Appendix II |
17. F. Oct. 12
midterm planning |
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... |
| 18. M. Oct. 15 |
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McQ Start Chapter 10 |
| 19. W. Oct. 17 |
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McQ Complete Chapter 10 |
| 20. F. Oct. 19 |
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McQ Start Chapter 11 |
| 21. M. Oct. 22 |
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McQ Complete Chapter 11 |
| 22. W. Oct. 24 |
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CS Chapters 1-2 |
| 23. F. Oct. 26 |
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CS Chapters 3-4 |
| 24. M. Oct. 29 |
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CS Chapter 5 |
| 25. W. Oct. 31 |
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CS Chapter 6 |
| 26. F. Nov. 2 |
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CS Chapter 7 |
| 27. M. Nov. 5 |
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CS Start Chapter 8 |
| 28. W Nov. 7 |
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CS Complete Chapter 8 and Appendix III |
| 29. F. Nov. 9 |
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CS Chapter 9 |
| 30. M. Nov. 12 |
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CS Start Chapter 10 |
| 31. W Nov. 14 |
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CS Start Chapter 10 |
| 32. F. Nov. 16 |
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CS Chapter 11 and Liouville's Theorem |
| 33. M. Nov. 19 |
J. Hinke |
McQ 12: Ordinary differential equations and Bessel functions
|
| 34. W Nov. 21 |
M. Huang |
McQ 14.1: Legendre polynomials and the multipole expansion |
| 35. M Nov. 26 |
H. Heldenbrand |
McQ 14.2: Orthogonal polynominals |
| 36. W Nov. 28 |
N. Barnett |
McQ 14.3, 14.4: Sturm-Liouville theory and eigenfunction expansions |
| 37. F Nov. 30 |
H. Leverentz |
McQ 14.5: Green’s functions
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| 38. M Dec. 3 |
B. Hon |
McQ 15: Fourier series
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| 39. W Dec. 5 |
Y. Lu |
McQ 16.1, 16.2: Poisson equation; electrostatics
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| 40. F Dec. 7 |
J. Han |
McQ 17.5, 17.6: Fourier transforms
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| 41. M Dec. 10 |
E. Kuechler |
McQ 20.1–20.4: Euler-Lagrange theory
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| 42. W Dec. 12 |
B. Skjerven |
McQ 21: Stochastic processes |