Course Outline for PHYS 2390; Fall 2016

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• Course Information: www2.physics.umanitoba.ca/u/khodr/PHYS2390-F16. All important information pertaining to the course, including a link to the assigned homework problems and their solutions, will be posted on that page.
• Professor: Khodr Shamseddine.
• Email: Khodr.Shamseddine@umanitoba.ca
• Office: 207 Allen Building, phone 474-6207.
• Lecture Time and Place: Tuesday and Thursday 8:30-9:45 am in 315 Buller.
• Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 1:30-2:30 pm, or by appointment.

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• Synopsis: This course provides an introduction to the mathematics required for both the Honours and Majors program in Physics and Astronomy. Topics include series expansions, partial derivatives, vector calculus and integral theorems.
• Infinite series expansions in a single variable;
• Complex numbers and series, hyperbolic functions;
• Linear equations, equations of tangent plane;
• Partial differentiation, total differentials, series expansions in more than one variable, maxima and minima, Lagrange multipliers, Leibnitz rule;
• Multiple integrals, Jacobians;
• Vector analysis, fields, Green’s theorem, divergence theorem, Stokes’ theorem.
• Textbook used: Mary L. Boas, Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences, (3^rd Ed., 2005).
• Homework Assignments: There will be a weekly assignment (posted on www2.physics.umanitoba.ca/u/khodr/PHYS2390-F16/homework.html) in order to help you digest the material. These assignments will generally be due on Thursdays, and should be returned to you the following week. Late assignments will not be accepted; so please hand in what you have by the due date. An honesty declaration (http://www2.physics.umanitoba.ca/u/khodr/PHYS2390-F16/scienceindivhd.pdf) should be completed and handed in with each assignment.
• Midterm Exam: There will be a 75-minute midterm exam, tentatively scheduled for Thursday, November 3, 2016 during the normal lecture slot. The exam will consist of questions and problems similar to those found at the end of the chapters. The exam will be closed book, but there will be a formula sheet provided. No makeup midterm exam will be given. A fair assessment will be made for certified absence in a test after the final examination has been written.
• Final Exam: The final exam will be on all the material covered during the course. It will be 3 hours in length; the exact date and time of the exam (in December) will be announced later in class and on www2.physics.umanitoba.ca/u/khodr/PHYS2390-F16. Once again a formula sheet will be provided.
• Course Grade: The final grades will be determined as follows:
• Homework Assignments - 25%
• Midterm Exam - 25%
• Final Exam - 50%

Then the letter grades will be assigned based on the following chart.

Percentage course score	Letter grade
90-100 %	A+
80-89 %	A
75-79 %	B+
70-74 %	B
65-69 %	C+
60-64 %	C
50-59 %	D
0-49 %	F

• Attendance: Perfect attendance is expected. If you skip classes on a regular basis (without a valid excuse), your homework assignments may not be graded.
• Prerequisites: PHYS 1050 or PHYS 1051 (C), or PHYS 1020 or PHYS 1021(C+); and a grade of “C” or better in one of MATH 1232, MATH 1690, MATH 1700, MATH 1701, or MATH 1710.
• Prerequisite or Corequisite: PHYS 1070 or PHYS 1071 or PHYS 1030 or PHYS 1031.
• Important Link to Student Resources: http://www2.physics.umanitoba.ca/u/khodr/Student-Resources

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