PHYSICS 32
Mathematical Methods
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 1A, 1B, 1C (or 1AH, 1BH, 1CH), Mathematics 32A, 32B, 33A. Corequisite: Mathematics 33B. Vectors and fields; operators and transformations; matrices, tensors, and differential forms; ordinary differential equations and integral theorems; Fourier transform. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2024 - This is the first class you take as the bridge between lower division and upper division physics. Some things can be a bit confusing, since you're essentially being presented the methods to solve problems you haven't even encountered yet (but will later). That said, it was one of my favorite classes this quarter. Dr. Gutierrez did a great job explaining everything. We had a few homework assignments, most of which included a mini programming project in Python (for things like solving the wave equation, calculating FFT, etc.) but you don't need CS experience for it. There were two midterms, not particularly difficult but we were allowed corrections on it to earn 20% back. The final was five questions.
Winter 2024 - This is the first class you take as the bridge between lower division and upper division physics. Some things can be a bit confusing, since you're essentially being presented the methods to solve problems you haven't even encountered yet (but will later). That said, it was one of my favorite classes this quarter. Dr. Gutierrez did a great job explaining everything. We had a few homework assignments, most of which included a mini programming project in Python (for things like solving the wave equation, calculating FFT, etc.) but you don't need CS experience for it. There were two midterms, not particularly difficult but we were allowed corrections on it to earn 20% back. The final was five questions.
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Winter 2023 - Do not take Zocchi. He is incredibly unclear and often goes down rabbit holes trying to prove something for 30 minutes, wasting class time when he could've just written down the proof in his notes. The material for this class is very useful, but take it with a different professor who will teach it better.
Winter 2023 - Do not take Zocchi. He is incredibly unclear and often goes down rabbit holes trying to prove something for 30 minutes, wasting class time when he could've just written down the proof in his notes. The material for this class is very useful, but take it with a different professor who will teach it better.
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