Physics 8E Modern Physics TR 11:00 Knudsen 1200B

Misprints in Wong, Introduction to Mathematical Physics

Copyright 2003 by Chun Wa Wong

The following individuals have helped in locating misprints:

L.C. Jones

Students in my UCLA classes

Some of the more serious misprints are:

Chapter 1:

P. 21, line 17:

use ( us

P. 27, Eq. (1.47):

(.((r) ( (.V(r)

P. 29, Eq. (1.53):

V(R) ( V(r)

P. 38, line 4:

a ( a,

(missing comma)

P. 45, last line:

d(i ( d(iP. 46, Eq. (1.93):

d( missing in the integral on the RHS

p. 56, lines 1-2 from the bottom: ( is the co-latitude angle, ( is the longitude angle.

(( is also called the polar or azithmuthal angle.)

p. 63, Example 1.11.1:

((r,(,() ( f(r,(,(), also on the RHS of the equation.

Chapter 2:

P. 77, third equation in Example 2.2.2:add: , where i = ((-1),

P. 78, Eq. (2.14a):

(ij ( (ij I

2nd eq. from the bottom:a1 ( a1 I

P. 79, Example 2.2.3:

the matrix element (31 should be 0, not 1.

P. 83, Sec. 2.3.1, line 1:

determinant ( determinants

P. 86, Eq. (2.35):

det a ( det A

P. 87, Eq. (2.38):

replaced by the following expanded material:

Ax = c . (2.38a)

If there are more than one set of coefficients for the right-hand side (RHS), all such sets of simultaneous algebraic eqautions involving the same matrix A can be included by using a rectangular matrix c with the different sets of RHS coefficents contained in its columns:

Ax = c .

(2.38b)

We shall henceforth use a boldface character for a column vector only when we want to call attention to its single-column structure.

PP. 88-93:

The column vectors should be shown in boldface.

P. 91, lines 8-9:

yz plane ( x2 x3 plane.

P. 121, Eq.(2.115):In the middle expression :( ( (3 .

P. 124, #2.10.7:

The first term on the first RHS should read:

(d/d t)rot vfixed .

Chapter 3:

P. 136, Line 11:

problem ( problems

P. 141, Example 3.3.2: bn hould be 4/((n) for odd n.

P. 144, last equation:Lower limit of the sum should be n=1.

P. 147, # 3.3.10:Appendix 3B ( 3A;

c on the RHS of expression should be x.

P. 153, # 3.4.4:

The three xs appearing in the function should be replaced by x-x.

P. 161, Eq.(3.61b):The exponent should read i(t, i.e. without the negative sign.

P. 180, line -2 (from bottom):

F(x) with a lower case x.

P. 183, Line 9 after Eq. (3.132):

3.2.1 ( 3.3.1.

Chapter 4:

P. 190, Line 29:

4.5 ( 4.6

P. 191, Line 15:

and also ( but

P. 214, Line 24:

expressio ( expression

Chapter 5:

P. 246, Line 2:

Coulombic ( Coulomb

P. 271, Line 28:

X ( xChapter 6:

P. 286, Line 7:

Argand ( Argand-Wesssel

P. 290, Line 16:

Printing defect: The LHS of the equation reads

[(1+i)(1+2i)(1+3i)]-1

Line 17:Printing defect:

uadratic ( quadratic

P. 316, Line 19:

ln(a+z) ( ln(1+z)

P. 332:

z ( x in three places:

Line 12:exp(i(z) ( exp(i(x)

Line 16: exp(i(z)/(z+ia) ( exp(i(x) /(x+ia)

Line 21:exp(-i(z) ( exp(-i(x) P. 339,Line 2:

The RHS should read (/18, without the negative sign.

P. 363, Line 9:

use ( us

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