LaTeX Exercise 1

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Typesetting equations

In the following cell, use Markdown and LaTeX to typeset the equation for the probability density of the normal distribution $f(x, \mu, \sigma)$, which can be found here. Following the main equation, write a sentence that defines all of the variable in the equation.

\begin{equation*} f(x,\mu,\delta) = \frac{1}{\delta \sqrt{2 \pi}} e^{-\frac{(x-\mu)^{2}}{2 \delta^{2}}} \end{equation*}

In this equation $\mu$ is the mean or average value, while $\delta^{2}$ is the variance. What $x$ would represent the postion along the $x$ axis.

In the following cell, use Markdown and LaTeX to typeset the equation for the time-dependent Schrodinger equation for non-relativistic particles shown here (use the version that includes the Laplacian and potential energy). Following the main equation, write a sentence that defines all of the variable in the equation.

\begin{equation*} i \hbar \frac{\partial}{\partial t} \Psi = \Bigl[\frac{-h^{2}}{2\mu} \nabla^{2} + V(r,t)\Bigr] \Psi(r,t) \end{equation*}

The $r$ variable in this Schordinger equation is representative of the radius, whereas the $t$ value is the time.

In the following cell, use Markdown and LaTeX to typeset the equation for the Laplacian squared ($\Delta=\nabla^2$) acting on a scalar field $f(r,\theta,\phi)$ in spherical polar coordinates found here. Following the main equation, write a sentence that defines all of the variable in the equation.

\begin{equation*} \Delta f= \frac{1}{r^{2}} \frac{\partial}{\partial r} \Bigr(r^{2} \frac{\partial f}{\partial r} \Bigl)+\frac{1}{r^{2}\sin\theta} \frac{\partial}{\partial \theta} \Bigr(\sin\theta \frac{\partial f}{\partial \theta} \Bigl)+\frac{1}{r^{2}\sin^{2}\theta} \frac{\partial^{2} f}{\partial \phi^{2}} \end{equation*}

The variable $r$ is the radius, $\theta$ is the angle in relation to the postive x-axis along the x-y plane, and $\phi$ is the angle in relation to the z-axis.