LaTeX Exercise 1

The images of the equations on this page were taken from the Wikipedia pages referenced for each equation.

Imports


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from IPython.display import Image

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.


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Image(filename='normaldist.png')


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YOUR ANSWER HERE $$ f(x,\mu,\sigma) = \frac {1}{\sigma\sqrt{2\pi}}e^{-\frac{(x-\mu)^2}{2\sigma^2}}$$

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.


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Image(filename='tdseqn.png')


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$$i\hbar\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\Psi(\mathbf r,t)\Biggl[\frac{-\hbar^2}{2\mu}\nabla^2 + V(\mathbf r,t)\Biggr]\Psi(\mathbf r,t)$$

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.


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Image(filename='delsquared.png')


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$$\Delta f = \frac{1}{r^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial r} \Biggl(r^2\frac{\partial f}{\partial r}\Biggr) + \frac{1}{r^2sin\theta} \frac{\partial}{\partial \theta} \Biggl(sin\theta\frac{\partial f}{\partial \theta}\Biggr) + \frac{1}{r^2sin^2\theta} \frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial^2 \varphi}$$