2024 Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Physics
Mathematical Methods in Physics II（Exercise) A
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Physics
- Instructor(s)
- Masaru Siino / Katsushi Ito
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue / 5-6 Fri
- Class
- A
- Course Code
- PHY.M221
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This is an exercise course corresponding to the lecture course Applied Mathematics for Physicists and Scientists(PHY.M211).
Students will be able to deepen their understanding by solving problems related to the lecture course.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to solve elementary problems of Fourier transform, special functions, and partial differential equations.
Keywords
Fourier transform, gamma function, Legendre functions, Hypergeometric functions, Confluent hypergeomeric functions, Orthogonal polynomials, Bessel functions, Hermite functions, Laguerre functions, partial differential equations, Laplace transform
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In every exercise class students will be given some problems and solve them.
Some explanations of their solutions will also be given.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Review of Fourier expansion and Fourier transform | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 2 | Inverse Fourier transform, Dirac's delta function | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 3 | Distribution, application to differential equations | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 4 | Gamma function | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 5 | Stirｌing formula, Beta function | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 6 | Hypergeometric functions | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 7 | Legendre functions | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 8 | Orthogonal polynomials | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 9 | Confluent hypergeometric functions | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 10 | Hermite functions, Laguerre functions | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 11 | Bessel functions | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 12 | modified Bessel functions, spherical Bessel functions | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 13 | Laplace transform | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
| Class 14 | Partial differential equation | Review the problems given in the exercise class. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not specified
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' course scores are based on exam, reports and presentations.
Related courses
- PHY.M211 ： Mathematical Methods in Physics II(Lecture)
Prerequisites
Enrollment in Applied Mathematics for Physicists and Scientists II (PHY.M211) is strongly recommended.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Masaru Siino（msiino[at]th.phys.titech.ac.jp) and TA
Office hours
anytime