Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PHY 403 — Mathematical Methods in Physics

PHY department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• use complex analysis in solving physical problems
• solve ordinary and partial differential equation of second order that are common in the physical science
• use the orthogonal polynomials and other special functions
• use fourier series and integral transformation; and
• use the calculus of variations

Course contents

Linear Algebra and Functional Analysis. Transformations in linear vector spaces and matrix theory. Hilbert space and complete sets of orthogonal functions. Special functions of Mathematical Physics: the gamma function, hypergeometric functions, Legendre functions, Bessel functions, Hermite and Laguerre function. The Dirac Delta function.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PHY 403.

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