Quantum Mechanics I - PHY 4604				Prof. Selman Hershfield
Time: MWF 6th period					Office: 2138 NPB
Location: NPB 1101					Phone: 392-9387
Office hours: M 7,8th; W 7,8th; R 8th   		selman@phys.ufl.edu

Course: This is the first class in our two semester senior level sequence
on quantum mechanics.  While your modern physics class motivated quantum
mechanics and solved some problems, in this course we will start with the
Schrodinger equation, develop the formalism used in quantum mechanics, and
solve a number of standard problems.  Because quantum mechanics is central
to much of physics today, you will likely be using the material in this
course for a long time to come if you continue on in physics.

Prerequisites: The only true prerequisite for this course is a course in
modern physics such as PHY 3101 or PHY 3062.  Familiarity with such linear
algebra concepts as eigenvalues and eigenvectors will be very helpful.

Book: The required text for this course is the book "Quantum Physics"  
by Gasiorowicz.  We will cover Chapters 1-12 and 14.  I will be following
the book closely, and you are responsible for reading the assigned chapters.
Any material which I cover that is not in the book will be posted to the
course web site:  http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~selman/fall02/ .  You are 
responsible for both the material in the book and any extra material I
cover in class.

Grades: There will be three exams during the semester.  You can drop the
grade on the lowest one.  There will also be a cumulative final exam,
which is mandatory.  Homework assignments will be given once a week. 
Your total grade will be determined by

	25% Highest exam score
	25% Second highest exam score
	25% Final exam
	25% Homework

I can not stress enough how important the homework is.  You will not be
able to do the exam questions without the doing the homework.  Furthermore,
even if you did manage to do well on the exams, you could not receive an
A in the course without doing the homework.

Additional comments: Because of the anticipated large amount of
supplementary material, it is recommended that you get a 3-ring binder to
organize all the information.  My goal for the course is to explain
everything from first principles.  Thus, some of the supplementary
material will not be covered in class, but only appear in my notes to
justify derivations done in class.