PHYSICS 132
Mathematical Methods of Physics
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 1A, 1B, and 1C (or 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH), 131, Mathematics 32B, 33A, 33B. Functions of a complex variable, including Riemann surfaces, analytic functions, Cauchy theorem and formula, Taylor and Laurent series, calculus of residues, and Laplace transforms. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Professor Bern explains the material very well. He is also very reasonable about workload and exam difficulty. The final was incredibly hard but however that was compensated by his grading policy. His class is overall rather difficult but that was only because complex variable theory is difficult.
Professor Bern explains the material very well. He is also very reasonable about workload and exam difficulty. The final was incredibly hard but however that was compensated by his grading policy. His class is overall rather difficult but that was only because complex variable theory is difficult.
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Professor Fronsdal is one of the very few teachers I have ever had who demonstrated such extraordinary caring for the success of his students. He is nearly always in his office and happy to have a pleasant conversation with any students who come by with a question. Complex Analysis is a very difficult and often subtle subject, but he succeeds in inspiring students to pursue it further rather than driving them away from it.
Professor Fronsdal is one of the very few teachers I have ever had who demonstrated such extraordinary caring for the success of his students. He is nearly always in his office and happy to have a pleasant conversation with any students who come by with a question. Complex Analysis is a very difficult and often subtle subject, but he succeeds in inspiring students to pursue it further rather than driving them away from it.