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Mathematical techniques

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Mathematical Techniques 2

PHY4122
MT2

Module Organiser:
Dr Marcella Bona

Deputy Module Organiser:


Prof. James Lidsey

Email:
[email protected]

Module Webpage:
http://ph.qmul.ac.uk/course/phy4122

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• Course Structure and Assessment
The course consists of 3 lectures per week, a 2-hour Mathematica Laboratory
class each week, and weekly homework assignments. Each assignment contains
a set of problems, which must be handed in for marking. NOTE: All Homework
and Mathematica Assignments will be posted on the module webpage on
Thursdays for the following week.
Assessment is based on:
Homework 20%
Mathematica Labs 20%
Final exam in May/June 60%
Exams papers of previous years will be available on the module webpage. (Prior to
2010 there were two exam papers, but the content was similar)

• Lectures
Lectures are scheduled at the following times and locations:
Wednesday 10.00–12.00 Physics Lecture Theatre
Thursday 9.00–10.00 Physics Lecture Theatre
A register will be taken at all lectures and labs.
A set of Lecture Notes will be made available on the course website on a weekly
basis. Lectures will involve the use of the whiteboard and students are strongly
encouraged to take notes to complement the online lecture notes. Some of
the lectures will be used for worked out examples such as the solutions of the homework
assignments (after the due dates).

• Homework Assignments
There will be nine homework assignments, the first one being posted on the course
webpage at the end of Week 1 (starting 7th January). Assignments will normally
be posted by Thursdays on the webpage. Hand in date is Wednesday 16:00
one week after and the scripts must be left in the script collection box
provided on the 1st floor of the Physics building. About a week later the
marked assignment scripts will be returned during the lab classes or the Wednesday
lectures.
Late assignments will be normally marked to zero unless there are valid
medical or other reasons
You may not be able to solve every problem completely, but you should at least make
an attempt - remember that these problem assignments contribute significantly to
your final mark and give you valuable practice at exam-type questions.
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When doing the problems

1. Always put your name at the top, and make sure it’s clearly written.
2. Write clearly and legibly.
3. The problems will always be linked with material covered in the lectures.

• Mathematica Laboratory Classes


Beginning with Week 2, each student is required to attend one of two 2-hour Math-
ematica Laboratory classes each week .
Group A: students surname beginning M-Z
Monday 14.00–16.00 Engineering Building, Room W128d
Group B: students surname beginning A-L
Tuesday 14.00–16.00 Francis Bancroft Building, Room 1.23
If you have good reason to change lab sessions, please let me know and I will normally
allow you to do so.
As for the homework assignments, the Mathematica lab assignments will be posted
every Thursday on the course webpage.
These classes are run by post-graduate students who will be on hand to help with any
problems you may have. Make sure you have an active computer account in order to
be able to use the computers in the computer lab. In particular when you come
to the Mathematica labs you need to know your username and password, and
you need to have print credit so you can print out your work to hand in.
Completed assignments will have to be handed over to the student running
the lab. Marked scripts will be returned during the lab classes or the Wednesday
lectures about two weeks after the assignment was posted.

• Plagiarism
In cases where copying of assignment scripts is detected, both scripts shall be given
zero marks in the first instance and may result in de-registration from the course.
However, collaboration and mutual assistance between students on the methods and
ideas needed to solve assignment problems is encouraged.

• Module Requirements
Students who fail to meet the school’s attendance requirements without
medical or other valid reasons, verified by the student’s adviser, will risk
being de-registered from the module.

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• Office Hours: Tuesdays 11.00 – 12.00, office Physics Building, Room 611. Alterna-
tively, meetings can be arranged by appointment.

• Course Webpage: http://ph.qmul.ac.uk/course/phy-122 Contains Lecture Notes,


all Homework and Mathematica lab assignment sheets, and past exams.

• Books

1. K.F. Riley, M.P. Hobson, S.J. Bence


Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering (Third Edition)
Cambridge University Press
(there exists a student solution manual for this book available from Cambridge
University Press)
2. Stroud, K.A.
Engineering Mathematics & Advanced Engineering Mathematics
Palgrave

Most of the module material is in the Riley et al. book.

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