Last Updated: January 13 2004
I promote open source software. Below are a number of links to excellent open source, GNU, and GPL software that are useful to students of thermal physics. There are a few links to commercial software and shareware - but only if there isn't an equally good open source equivalent. In support of open standards, I ask that if you send me e-mail that you not include attachments in proprietary formats (such as Word or Excel). If you use these applications, please work a little harder and convert your attachment to rtf, pdf, html or postscript. Sending attachments in these formats is good practice - you are less likely to send viruses if you use such methods.
Free Borland C++ compilerHere are some resources for my course Mathematical Methods in Physics, 2004 - most are pdf's. You will need to install adobe acrobat or an operating system that uses the pdf as a native file format
Mathematical Methods in Physics SyllabusThe links below are class notes filed in chronological order. All are PDF's. They are optimized for printing, and all fonts are embedded. If anything appears to be missing from your printed copies, I suggest that you check "Print as Image" which is one of the options on the print command in Adobe Acrobat.
A review of basic vector notation with an introduction to inex notationYou will notice that this site is plain and simple. My main desire is that the pages will load fast and that the content is clear. Anything that would distract from the desire for speed and clarity has not been used. This is a working site for serious students of physics.