SI1142 Mathematical Methods in Physics, Additional Course 3.0 credits

This is a supplementary course to the course SI1200 Mathematical Methods in Physics, intended to teach more advanced methods that are important in theoretical physics. The course content for a given course offering mainly consists of one of the following three subject areas:

• Special functions and their connection to partial differential equations and applications.
• Green's functions and their connection to differential equations and applications.​
• Calculus of variations and its connection to differential equations and eigenvalue problems.​​​

• Use special functions and their applications, explain the underlying theory, and have knowledge on the connection between special functions and partial differential equations.​
• Use Green's functions and their applications, explain the underlying theory, and have knowledge on the connection between Green's functions to differential equations.​
• Use calculus of variations and its applications, explain the underlying theory, and have knowledge on the connection among calculus of variations, differential equations, and eigenvalue problems.​

Completed course SI1200 Mathematical Methods in Physics.

To master the contents of the mathematics courses that preceed each part of this course in the course plan for the technical physics program. This course should be taken in parallel or after SI1200

• TENX - Written exam, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Pass final examination.

Edwin Langmann

• All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
• In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
• In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

The course can not be included in the exam together with SI2215.