This is just an orientation lecture to take care of some class "business." 

Outline:

Importance of Quantum Mechanics
	Centrality to much of physics today (list/map)
	Required for both BS and BA
	Personal story of learnign quantum mechanics

Prerequisites
	Modern Physics
	Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
	Computer plotting - poll

Text book
	Reference vs. intro. text
	One author is nobel laureate
	Cover all!
	Structure of text

Topics and road map
	Standard problems
		Piecewise constant in 1D (Chpt. 1)
		Spin 1/2 (Chpt. 4)
		Harmonic oscillator (Chpt. 5)
		Angular momentum (Chpt. 6)
		Hydrogen atom (Chpt. 7)
	Formalism
		Mathematics (Chpt. 2)
		Postulates (Chpt. 3)
		You are getting the real thing.
	Plan (rough)
		1 month - Chpt. 1-3
		1 month - Chpt. 4-5
		1 month - Chpt. 6-7
		extra time for catch up of fun stuff - quantum ...

Grades - described in syllabus

Additional comments - described in syllabus

Names -

Office hours -

Friday: Motivation of the Schrodinger equation (Chapter I. A and B)
Monday:	Time independent potential (Chapter I. D)
	First homework
Approx. 1 week: Particle in a box as an example of Chpt. 2 and 3
Rest of month:  Chapters 2 and 3

Math evaluation handout (non-graded)