http://www.physics.ucsb.edu/~phys101

Physics 101
Complex Variables
Winter 2013


Professor:  Don Marolf

TAs: Jason Kaufman and Yinbo Shi

Office hrs: Tuesday 3-3:50pm and Thurs 4-4:50 pm

Office hrs: W 2-4 (YS), Thurs 1:30-3:00 (JK), and F 2:30-3:30 (YS)

Broida 6131

Office Hours in PSR

Textbook: Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences, Third Edition by Mary Boas.         

Please note that we will use only certain chapters and that we will study the material in a different order than what Boas presents. The weekly assignments will guide you to the relevant reading.

Clickers: Yes, we will be using i>Clickers in this class. Please bring them every day. To receive clicker points, you will need to register your i>Clicker here. Answer no to the question about a Learning Management System.

Homework will be due at 5pm on Fridays in the physics 101 HW box.   Unless specifically approved in advance by Prof. Marolf, late homework will be given 50\% credit. The TAs are not authorized to make exceptions.

Mid Term Exam #1: Monday, Feb. 11 (in class). Note: Since this class is overcapacity, some of you may take the exam in a different room. Stay tuned for more info.

Mid Term Exam #2: Monday, March 4 (in class). Note: Since this class is overcapacity, some of you may take the exam in a different room. Stay tuned for more info.

Final Exam: Wed, March 20, 8-11am. Note: Since this class is overcapacity, some of you may take the exam in a different room. Stay tuned for more info.

 

Course Syllabus

 

Lectures

 

Assignments and Solutions

Clicker questions and Solutions (with correct answers circled, but not explained -- Come to office hours or the PSR for explanations).

Seat Assignments for the final exam. Please note that your seat assignment will generally differ from that used in Midterms #1 and #2 and that we are using different rooms One of the rooms is again in Phelps, but it is not the same as the one we used for Midterm #2.

 

 

Practice Final Exam

 

Solutions to the Practice Final Exam


Additional Resources:

1) Moore's proof of the Cauchy-Goursat Theorem