PHY493/ME401: Asymptotic Methods in Science and Engineering

S. G. Rajeev

First Class Jan 18 2012 Wednesday 12:30-1:45pm

Classes Meet MW 12:30AM to 1:45PM B&L 269 during S12

Main Reference: Advanced Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers: Asymptotic Methods and Perturbation Theory by Carl M. Bender, Steven A. Orszag

Syllabus

Lecture Notes

Problems

Mathematica Notebook implementing the Laplace Method to arbitrarily high order

There will be no exams, but you will be asked to work out an application to physics as a term paper.