Homework Assignments
HW02
- Reading:
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Sanjoy Mahajan, "Street-Fighting Mathematics", Sec. 5.2.2, pp.80-82, Low entropy expressions
- Reading:
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Eugene Wigner, The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences , Richard Courant lecture in mathematical sciences delivered at New York University, May 11, 1959
- Problems:
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HW02, [ 83K ], last updated January 23, 2023
HW01
- Video:
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R. Feynman, The Character of Physical Law, Lecture 2, The relation of Mathematics and Physics
- Reading:
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M Brenner, Introduction to Physical Mathematics , pp. 9-13
- Problems:
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HW01, [ 77K ], last updated January 11, 2023
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