The short address for this web page is http://go.warwick.ac.uk/px261. The syllabus is here. The 15% assessed part of the course will consist of three online tests using the WeBWorK system. These tests are currently planned for weeks 4-5, 6-7 and 9-10 of the spring term.

Inspired by my cheesy pun "How do you solve a problem like Fourier" last year, two of our students, Benjamin T. Milnes and Angharad le Duc, have written the lyrics and performed this wonderful song on the subject!

Online Tests

The Week9 online test is now closed. The correct answers are available on WebWork in case you are interested. You can check your own score on the Feedback page (see link on left).

Lectures

We are timetabled to meet on Mondays at 11.00 in ACCR (Arts Centre), Thursdays at 11.00 in MS.01 (Maths-Stats Building), and Thursdays at 15.00 in ACCR, throughout the spring term. Mostly I shall be lecturing in ACCR because it has a visualiser, and holding occasional workshops in the Thursday morning slot. Keep an eye on this page for the weekly plan.

Workshops

In each lecture I shall hand out some problems for you to attempt. These are just for practice, not for credit, but you are encouraged to get this essential practice while the course is proceeding, rather than postpone it until afterwards. The solutions will be provided in the online notes some time later in the term; you can also find useful worked examples in the online notes.

The Examination

Here is a link to past PX261 exam papers.

Support

Supporting material, including a full set of notes and pencasts from the lectures, can be found by following the link on the left.

The lecturer is Mike Allen, office PS1.40 on the first floor of Physical Sciences. If you have questions about the module, the best place to ask them is on the Forum (see the link in the left column). My email address is m dot p dot allen at warwick dot ac dot uk. Only use the "Page contact" link below to notify me of errors on this web page.

Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
Online Biography
Wikipedia

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Online Biography
Biography
Wikipedia

Joseph von Fraunhofer
Wikipedia
The Fraunhofer Society

Augustin-Jean Fresnel
Online Biography
Wikipedia

Christiaan Huygens
Online Biography
Wikipedia

Joseph Louis Lagrange
Online Biography
Wikipedia

Albert Einstein
Online Biography
Wikipedia

Tullio Levi-Civita
Online Biography
Wikipedia