Chemistry
CHM 635: Mathematical Methods for Chemists (4)
Prerequisites: MTH 101, MTH 102, MTH 201, MTH 202
Learning Objectives:
The main objective of this course is to provide students of chemistry the necessary skills and confidence to apply simple ideas and methods in mathematics.
Course Contents:
Differentiation and integration; seried and limits, vector calculus; linear algebra and vector spaces; determinants, matrices and eigenvalue problems; curvilinear coordinates; functions of a complex variable; ordinary and partial differential equations; Fourier series, integral transforms; introduction to probability and statistics.
Suggested Readings :
- McQuarrie, D. A., Mathematical methods for scientists and engineers, University Science Books, 2003.
- Arfken, G., Weber, H., and Harris, F., Mathematical methods for physicists, Academic Press, Ed. 7th, 2012.
- Boas, M. L, Mathematical methods for the physical sciences, Kaye Pace, Ed. 3rd, 2006.
- Matthews, J., and Walker, R. L., Mathematical methods of physics, Addison Wesley Longman, Ed. 2nd, 1971.
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