Background material readings

Reading 1 : Purcell's column on AJP

Lecture notes

Lecture 1 : dimensional analysis I

Supplemental Material : The formation of a blast wave by a very intense explosion. II. The atomic explosion of 1945

Lecture 2 : dimensional analysis II

Supplemental Material : Flexible bars

Lecture 3 : dimensional analysis III

Lecture 4 : scaling analysis I

Supplemental Material : Life's Universal Scaling Laws

Supplemental Material : A gentle introduction to scaling relations in biological systems

Lecture 5 : scaling analysis II

Lecture 6 : scaling analysis III

Supplemental Material : Intermediate Asymptotics and Renormalization Group Theory

Lecture 7 : Symmetryprinciple I

Supplemental Material : On Symmetry in Physical Phenomena, Symmetry of an Electric Field and of a Magnetic Field

Lecture 8 : Symmetry principle II

Lecture 9 : Symmetry principle III

Homework assignment

HW1 : Due Feb 22, 2025 in class

HW2 : Due Mar 3, 2025 in class

HW3 : Due Mar 10, 2025 in class

HW4 : Due Mar 31, 2025 in class

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