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Lecture and Laboratory Schedule

 

 
Spring 2009 Lectures Topics Laboratory
April 1 Lecture 1 Feynman Path Integral I
April 3 Lecture 2 Feynman Path Integral II  
April 8 Lecture 3 Feynman Path Integral III Path integral dicussion; guide to Feynman lectures; lab practicum (David)
April 10 Lecture 4 Feynman Path Integral IV  
April 15 Lecture 5 Feynman Path Integral V Assignment I discussion
April 17 Lecture 6 Feynman Path Integral VI  
April 22 Lecture 7 Schrodinger equation, propagator trace I. Assignment I discussion
April 24 Lecture 8 Schrodinger equation, propagator trace II.  
April 29 Lecture 9 Path Integral and Statistical Physics I. Assignment II discussed
May 1 no lecture no lecture  
May 6 Lecture 10 Path Integral and Statistical Physics II. Lab 5: Lecture continued and Assignment II discussion cont.
May 8 Lecture 11 Markov Chain Monte Carlo I.  
May 13 Lecture 12 Markov Chain Monte Carlo II. Lab 6: Assignment III overview of reading material
May 15 Lecture 13 Markov Chain Monte Carlo III.  
May 20 Lecture 14 Midterm discussion Lab 7: Midterm discussion contd.  
May 22 Lecture 15 Markov theory and Midterm discussion continued  
May 27 Memorial day no lab (Memorial day)  
May 29 Lecture 16 Markov Chain Monte Carlo apps I. (Oscillator path integral)  
Jun 3 Lecture 17 Markov Chain Monte Carlo and statistical physics Lab 8: Final project  
June 5 Lecture 18 Final projects discussion  
June 12 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Final project presentations