Mathematical Physics
Spring 2026
Revised May 14 2026
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other mathematical physics site
1st
week Feb 26 Introduction and Purpose of
the course PowerPoint pdf
2nd
week Mar 5 Introduction to Quantum
Physics and its relation to classical wave equation
abovePowerPoint p41-106
pdf
Decay
Equation PowerPoint p1-9
pdf
3rd week Mar 12
Projectile
with air resistance, Decay Equation abovePowerPoint p1-66 pdf
Reading: Arfken 7.1-7.2 (p329-p.332
p336-339)
Homework I pdf Solution pdf Due: March 26 23:00
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4th week Mar 19
Inhomogeneous
Decay Equation abovePowerPoint p63-82
pdf
Simple
Harmonic Oscillator PowerPoint
p1-25 pdf
5th week Mar 26
Forced
Oscillation abovePowerPoint p27-100
pdf
6th week Apr 2
Complex
number abovePowerPoint p133-166
pdf
Reading: Arfken 7.6 (p362-p.363) 7.7(375-376)
Highly
Recommended:參考lecture notes about
SHM by Prof. Schwartz of Harvard I II
Homework II pdf
Solution pdf for practice only, no need to hand in.
Midterm exam last year pdf (ignore problem 2,4,5)
7th week
Apr 9 Second Order linear ODE
with constant coefficients
abovePowerPoint pdf
8th week Apr 16
Midterm exam
9th week Apr 23
Coupled Oscillation Powerpoint p1-32
pdf
10th week Apr 30
Modes of oscillation abovePowerpoint p30-51
pdf
Notes
about Coupled SHM by Prof. Schwartz of Harvard
III IV
Homework III
Solution revised pdf Due:
May 7 23:00
11th week May 7
Matrix Eigenvalue problem PowerPoint p1-28
pdf
Homework IV pdf Due:
May 21 23:00
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12th week May 14
Symmetric Matrix Eigenvalue PowerPoint as above
p29-42 pdf
From
coupled oscillation to wave
PowerPoint revised version with better
explanations, animation movie added p1-11 pdf
Notes
about Coupled SHM by Prof. Schwartz of Harvard
IV