Physics 426: Astrophysics IV: Astrophysical Radiative Transfer

Current Pages: Physics 426, 2002 Spring

• Images and Corresponding Sites
• Marks and Grades
• Course Problems
• Syllabus

Past Semesters

1996 Spring Physics 307, Vandebilt University, Nashville, Tennesse

Fortran Guide pages     It's input/output to the brain that's hard.

1. User Notes on Fortran Programming (UNFP) An open cooperative practical guide---fortran is NOT a dead language---and C's a load of horse manure.
2. Professional Programmer's Guide to Fortran77 by Clive G. Page, University of Leicester. Looks good too.
3. A FORTRAN Tutorial: Computer Methods in Chemical Engineering. Good too. Course notes to work oneself up to steam. Links to other good fortran sources including fortran90.

University Pages

• Master Calendar
• NMT Counseling and Academic Support Services Web Site This service provides what its name implies including support and accommodation for students with disablities.
• Final Exam Schedule ????

Tentative Schedule, Homeworks, and Solutions: 2002 Spring

Note: This schedule is for another class and will be updated for this class if time allows which it won't.

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Week of       Chapters and Sections Covered
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January 14    Chapt.  1:  The Wave Function                    3 lectures
               Homework 1  
               Homework 1 Solutions 


January 21    Chapt.  2:  The Time-Independent Schroedinger Equation  3 lectures
               Homework 2 
               Homework 2 Solutions 
	      Martin Luther King Day:  Jan. 21 Monday (not an NMT holiday)


January 28    Chapt.  2:  The Time-Independent Schroedinger Equation  3 lectures
               Homework 3 
               Solutions to Homework 3 


February 4    Chapt.  3:  Formalism                            3 lectures 
               Homework 4 
               Solutions to Homework 4 
              Class Test 1:  Feb. 6 Wednesday
	       Solutions to Test 1 


February 11   Chapt.  3:  Formalism                            3 lectures
               Homework 5 
               Solutions to Homework 5 


February 18   Chapt.  4:  Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions   3 lectures
               Homework 6 
               Solutions to Homework 6 
              Presidents' Day:  Feb. 18 Monday (not an NMT holiday)


February 25   Chapt.  4:  Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions   3 lectures
               Homework 7 
               Homework 7 


March 4       Chapt.  5:  Identical Particles                      3 lectures
               Homework 8 
               Solutions to Homework 8 
              Class Test 2:  Mar. 6 Wednesday
               Test 2 Solutions 


March 11      Spring Break 


March 18      Chapt.  5:  Identical Particles                      3 lectures
               Homework 9 
               Solutions to Homework 9 


March 25      Chapt.  6:  Time-Independent Perturbation Theory     3 lectures
               Homework 10 
               Solutions to Homework 10 
	      March 26 Tuesday:  Last day to withdraw or switch to S/U or audit
              Good Friday holiday:  Mar. 29 Friday


April 1       Chapt.  6:  Time-Independent Perturbation Theory     3 lectures 
               Homework 11 
               Solutions to Homework 11 


April 8       Chapt.  7:  The Variational Principle          3 lectures
               Homework 12 
               Solutions to Homework 12 
              Class Test 3:  Apr. 10 Wednesday
               Solutions to Test 3 


April 15      Chapt.  7:  The Variational Principle          3 lectures
               Homework 13 
               Solutions to Homework 13 


April 22      Chapt.  8:  The WKB Approximation               3 lectures
               Homework 14 
               Solutions to Homework 14 


April 29      Chapt.  9:  Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory  3 lectures
               Homework 15 
               Solutions to Homework 15 

May 6         Comprehensive Final:  May ????,
              Location: ???
	      Duration 3 hours
               Solutions to Final 
 

May 13        Grades submitted Registrar May 13 Monday at 4:00 pm???. 
              Queries to the instructor about grades must be made prior
              to submission:  the earlier, the better.

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