PHY4604 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 1 - Fall 2013
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Fall 2011 course |
Fall 2012 course |
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Wed. Aug. 21 Schrodinger Eq. Secs. 1.1 and 1.2
Fri. Aug. 23 Probability and Normalization Secs. 1.3 and 1.4 HW1 Soln.
Mon. Aug. 26 Momentum and Uncertainty Principle Secs. 1.5 and 1.6 Proof
Wed. Aug. 28 Stationary states Sec. 2.1
Fri. Aug. 30 The infinite square well Sec. 2.2 code HW2 Integrals Soln.
Mon. Sep. 2 No class (Labor Day)
Wed. Sep. 4 The infinite square well Sec. 2.2 Quiz 1
Fri. Sep. 6 The harmonic oscillator Sec. 2.3 HW3 Soln.
Mon. Sep. 9 The harmonic oscillator Sec. 2.3
Wed. Sep. 11 The harmonic oscillator Sec. 2.3 Quiz 2
Fri. Sep. 13 The harmonic oscillator Sec. 2.4 HW4 Soln.
Mon. Sep. 16 The free particle Sec. 2.4
Wed. Sep. 18 Gaussian wavepacket Sec. 2.5 movie Quiz 3
Fri. Sep. 20 Boundary cond. & step potential P. 2.34 HW5 Soln.
Mon. Sep. 23 The step potential P. 2.34
Wed. Sep. 25 The rectangular barrier P. 2.33 Wave Packet Simulation
Fri. Sep. 27 Delta-function potentials Sec. 2.5 Quiz 4
Mon. Sep. 30 The finite square well | alternate Sec. 2.6
Wed. Oct. 2 Formulas
Thu. Oct. 3 Exam 1 Soln. Distribution
Fri. Oct. 4 Vector spaces Sec. 3.1
Mon. Oct. 7 Linear Operators Sec. 3.2
Wed. Oct. 9 Hermitian Operators Sec. 3.3
Fri. Oct. 11 Uncertainty Principle Sec. 3.5 HW6
Mon. Oct. 14 Postulates of quantum mechanics Sec. 3.4 Two Slit Experiment
Wed. Oct. 16 Position, momentum eignevectors Sec. 3.3-3.6 Gram-Schmidt
Fri. Oct. 18 Schrodinger Eq. in 3D Sec. 4.1
Mon. Oct. 21 Angular Momentum Commutators Sec. 4.3
Wed. Oct. 23 Angular Momentum Eigenvalues Sec. 4.3
Fri. Oct. 25 Angular Momentum Eigenvectors Sec. 4.3
Mon. Oct. 28 The hydrogen atom Sec. 4.2
Wed. Oct. 30 The hydrogen atom Sec. 4.2
Fri. Nov. 1 3D Particle in a box Sec. 4.1.3
Mon. Nov. 4 Atomic Orbitals
Wed. Nov. 6 Formulas
Fri. Nov. 8 Homecoming Holiday
Mon. Nov. 11 no class (Veteran's day)
Wed. Nov. 13 Review
Thu. Nov. 14 Exam 2, 8:20PM-10:10PM, NPB 1002
Fri. Nov. 15 Spin Sec. 4.4
Mon. Nov. 18 Spin in a magnetic field Sec. 4.4.2
Wed. Nov. 20 Addition of angular momentum CG Coef. Sec. 4.4.3
Fri. Nov. 22 Addition of angular momentum Sec. 4.4.3
Mon. Nov. 25 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Wed. Nov. 27 Thanksgiving holiday
Fri. Nov. 29 Thanksgiving holiday
Mon. Dec. 2 Two-particle systems Sec. 5.1
Wed. Dec. 4 Atoms Periodic Table Sec. 5.2
Review
Thu. Dec. 12 Final Exam: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Room TBA
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