Week of 1/14/08

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You'll get a chance to prove Ehrenfest's theorem in problem 1.7.   
 
You'll get a chance to prove Ehrenfest's theorem in problem 1.7.   
  
[[Image:Ehrenfest.jpg]]  Image from the St. Andrews history page linked here:
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Image from the St. Andrews history page linked here:
  
 
[http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Ehrenfest.html Paul Ehrenfest biography]
 
[http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Ehrenfest.html Paul Ehrenfest biography]

Revision as of 17:24, 18 January 2008

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Some simple Mathematica examples

x = Table[Random[], {i, 100}]

ListPlot[x]

Mean[x]

Variance[x]

y = Table[Random[Integer],{i,100}]

z = Table[Random[Real, {10, 11}], {i, 100}]


Mathematica.png Download How coin tossing leads to a Gaussian


Mathematica.png Download Basic Properties of Gaussians


some useful java applets illustrating probability. Click on probablity.



1/16/08

some very nice QM visualizations

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1/18/08

Refresher from 311 on functions as elements of vector spaces

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You'll get a chance to prove Ehrenfest's theorem in problem 1.7.

Ehrenfest.jpg Image from the St. Andrews history page linked here:

Paul Ehrenfest biography

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