General Course Information:  (.pdf)  (.ps)

Tentative Course Syllabus:  (.pdf)   (.ps)

Projected weekly schedule for the semester   updated October 10, 2010

Problem sets and reading assignments :

    Homework #1 (.pdf) (.ps)  -- Due Friday September 10 by 5pm.     Solutions to Homework #1 (pdf format)  

    Homework #2 (.pdf) (.ps)  -- Due Friday September 17 by 5pm.     Solutions to Homework #2 (pdf format)  

A nice (and pedagogical) article about Stirling's approximation.

    Homework #3 (.pdf) (.ps)  -- Due Friday September 24 by 5pm.     Solutions to Homework #3 (pdf format)  

    Homework #4 (.pdf) (.ps)  -- Due Monday October    4 by 5pm.     Solutions to Homework #4 (pdf format)  

    Homework #5 (.pdf) (.ps)  -- Due Tuesday October 12 by 5pm.     Solutions to Homework #5 (pdf format)  

For practice: midterm from PY 452 in the fall of 2009.

For your reference: the midterm from this semester (on Oct. 14).

    Homework #6 (.pdf) (.ps)  -- Due Monday October 25 by 5pm.     Solutions to Homework #6 (pdf format)  

    Homework #7 (.pdf) (.ps)  -- Due Monday November 1 by 5pm.     Solutions to Homework #7 (pdf format)  

    Homework #8 (.pdf) (.ps)  -- Due Monday November 8 by 5pm.     Solutions to Homework #8 (pdf format)  

    Homework #9 (.pdf) (.ps)  -- Due Monday November 15 by 5pm.     Solutions to Homework #9 (pdf format)  

    Homework #10 (.pdf) (.ps)  -- Due Tuesday November 23 by 5pm.     Solutions to Homework #10 (pdf format)  

    Homework #11 (.pdf) (.ps)  -- Due Friday December 10 by 5pm.     Solutions to Homework #11 (pdf format)  

    Reminder: Final Exam, Wednesday Dec. 15 at 9am in PRB 148

For practice: the final exam from PY 452 in the fall of 2009.