Bryn Mawr College Physics 306: Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences Fall 2007
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General Information	Syllabus and Course Policies
Contact Information	Professor David Nice dnice@brynmawr.edu Park 351, x5361
Office Hours	The semester is over! No more scheduled office hours. If you want to talk to me, drop by my office, or E-mail me if you want to make an appointment.
Times and Places	Physics 306 will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:10 to 1:00 in Park 337. The computing lab meets every Thursday from 9:40 to 11:30 and from 4:10 to 6:00 in Park 354. Come at either time.
Mathematica	Mathematica notebooks from work done in class:    Sep. 7, Sep. 14, Sep. 17, Sep. 19, Sep. 24, Sep. 28    Oct. 1, Oct. 3, Oct. 5, Oct. 10, Oct. 12, Oct. 22, Oct. 26    Nov. 12, Nov. 14, Nov. 19, Nov. 28, Nov. 30    Dec. 3, Dec. 5, Dec. 7, Dec. 10, Dec. 12 Data file needed for the October 12 notebook:   phl_temp_1987_2006.txt: Philadelphia temperature, hourly, 1987 through 2006
Computer Lab	Sep. 20   Lab 1: Hello, World! Sep. 27 Lab 2: A First Look at Monte Carlo Methods Oct. 4 Lab 3: Finding Your Roots Oct. 11 Lab 4: Finding Your Roots Faster Oct. 25 Lab 5: A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That Nov. 1 Lab 6 & 7: Integrating Ordinary Differential Equations Nov. 8 Lab 6 & 7: Integrating Ordinary Differential Equations (continued) Nov. 15 Catch-up week; no new lab Nov. 22 Thanksgiving; no lab Nov. 29 Lab 8 & 9: Relaxation Dec. 6 Lab 8 & 9: Relaxation (continued) Dec. 13 Lab 10: Ising Model Simulation
Homework	Homework #1 part 1 (due Sep. 11) Homework #1 part 2 (due Sep. 11) Homework #2 (due Sep. 14) Homework #3 (due Sep. 21) Homework #4 (due Sep. 28) Homework #5 (due Oct. 5) Homework #6 (due Oct. 26) Homework #7 (due Oct. 26) Homework #8 (due Nov. 2) Homework #9 (due Nov. 9) Homework #10 (due Nov. 16) Homework #11 (due Nov. 30) Homework #12 (due Dec. 7) Homework #13 (due Dec. 13) Non-homework #14 (Not due) You will need the following files for homework 6. To copy them to your computer, right-click and choose "download linked file" (or whatever is appropriate in your web browser). phy306series1.dat, phy306series2.dat, phy306series3.dat, phy306series4.dat, phy306series5.dat, phy306series6.dat
Exams	Exam #1:   Exam   Solution   Exam #2:   Exam   Solution   Exam #3:   Exam   Solution
Old Exams	There are the exams from the previous two years of Physics 306. Beware that the syllabus changes from year to year, so these exams won't correspond precisely to the material covered this semester. Also note that, unlike the previous two years, we we will not have a comprehensive final exam. Each of our exams will cover material from approximately one third of the semester. Fall 2005: Midterm #1 Midterm #2 Final Fall 2006: Midterm #1 Midterm #2 Final