(updated 9/20 with clarifications/amplifications as listed in the open circle bullet points)

Fall quarter textbooks were listed in the Academic Fair Handout. They are available through the Evergreen bookstore as well as any reputable online source. The books are expensive; we encourage you to find used versions in good condition if possible using reputable vendors. 

• Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, 10th Edition. Boyce and DiPrima. 2012. ISBN: 9780470458310. Earlier editions are acceptable, though students are responsible for adjusting to discrepancies between editions, especially in exercise and problem numbering. (for differential equations)
• Calculus: Single and Multivariable, 6th Edition. Hughes-Hallett, et.al. 2012. ISBN: 9780470888612. Actually only need Calculus: Multivariable, 6th Edition ISBN: 9780470888674, which includes Ch. 12-21 of the full Single and Multivariable text. Earlier editions are acceptable, though students are responsible for adjusting to discrepancies between editions, especially in exercise and problem numbering. (for multivariable and vector calculus)
• Div, Grad, Curl, and All That, (Fourth Edition). Schey. 2004. ISBN: 9780393925166. Earlier editions are fine. (for multivariable and vector calculus in fall and for electrodynamics in winter)
• Classical Mechanics. Taylor. 2005. ISBN: 9781891389221. (for classical mechanics)

• Used versions of all textbooks are acceptable, as described above.
• No online supplements or online homework systems are required for purchase (though we may use a free online homework system, more details later in that case).
• We will be learning to use the program Mathematica (MMA). MMA is installed on campus computers, so no need to purchase. However, you might like to have your own copy, simply for your own convenience (purchasing MMA is not required); student versions of MMA are relatively inexpensive.

Here is the Wed. May 12 Academic Fair handout.

You can find the Entrance Application, Diagnostic Exam, and detailed information here.

All students who meet the prerequisites as demonstrated on the Entrance Application and Diagnostic Exam will be given a signature to register for the program. The signature will not automatically register you for the program – you will still need to register for the program. Priority will be given to students who submit Entrance Application and Diagnostic Exam by Wednesday May 11 (Academic Fair), though applications will be considered until the program fills. Students who receive a signature will be notified by email and expected to register within a week of the email being sent.

Students who meet the math prerequisite as demonstrated on the Entrance Application and Diagnostic Exam may apply to take just any of the applied mathematics portion of the program (in fall: differential equations (4 credits) and multivariable/vector calculus (4 credits), and in winter: linear algebra (4 credits)).

Students who have not taken calculus-based physics but excelled in both algebra-based physics and calculus may be considered for acceptance into the full program, based on their Entrance Application and Diagnostic Exam.

Students who wish to take just the physics portions of the program must have proficiency in the math co-requisites (differential equations, multivariable/vector calculus, linear algebra) demonstrated through successful completion of courses in those areas; such students should complete the Entrance Application and Diagnostic Exam but also contact faculty separately with this request.

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The course catalog description for Physical Systems and Applied Mathematics 2016-17 is here.