PHY7101: Mathematical Methods in Physics

This course will entail mathematical concepts, principles and methods which are a prerequisite for other postgraduate Physics courses. The course will exhaustively cover Operators, functions and numerical analysis, with physics-related examples.

Course Objectives
The objectives of the course are to:

• Describe operators and discuss operator formulism in finite and infinite vector spaces.
• Explain functions of complex variables and their applications in real situations.
• Describe the special functions and their applications in physics.

Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

• Define and formulate operators in finite and infinite dimensional spaces
• Solve functions of complex variable in real situations
• Derive special functions and apply them to physics problems.