Last edit: 20 Jan 2012
Gr to the Griffiths text.
| Date | Topic | Reading | HW Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 17 Jan | Review of QM 1 | ||
| L2 19 Jan | Gentle intro to formalism I | ||
| L3 24 Jan | Eigenvalues, eigenvectors and observables | Gr 3.1 - 3.3 | HW1: 24 Jan |
| L4 26 Jan | Probabilistic interpretation. | Gr 3.4 | HW2: 31 Jan |
| L5 31 Jan | Stern-Gerlach exp't and e- in B-field | Gr 3.5 | HW2:31 Jan |
| L6 2 Feb | Time independent perturbation theory | Gr6 | HW2: 31Jan |
| L7 7 Feb | Time independent perturbation theory | Gr6 | HW3: 7 Feb |
| L8 9 Feb | Time independent perturbation theory | Gr6 | HW3: 7 Feb |
| 9 Feb | Exam 1 this week | ||
| L9 14 Feb | Identical particles and the Pauli principle | TEC, Gr5 | HW4: 25 Feb |
| L10 16 Feb | IP's, Slater Determinant, Composite particles | TEC, Gr5 | HW4: 25 Feb |
| L11 21 Feb | He atom | Gr5.2 | |
| L12 23 Feb | Multi-electron atoms | Gr5.2 | |
| L13 28 Feb | Multi-electron atoms | Gr5.2 | |
| L14 1 Mar | Time dependent perturbation theory | TEC notes; Gr9.1 | |
| L15 6 Mar | TDPT | TEC notes; Gr9.1 | HW5: 14 Mar |
| L16 8 Mar | TDPT | TEC notes; Gr9.1 | HW5: 14 Mar |
| 16 Mar | Exam 2 this week | ||
| L17 20 Mar | TDPT | TEC notes; Gr9.2 | |
| L18 22 Mar | TDPT, Spontaneous emission | TEC; Gr9.3 | |
| L19 27 Mar | Quantum systems+ E/B fields | Ga ; Gr | |
| L20 29 Mar | Quantum systems + E/B fields | Ga ; Gr | |
| L21 3 Apr | Quantum systems + E/B fields | Ga ; Gr | |
| L22 5 Apr | Quantum scattering | Ga ; Gr | |
| L23 10 Apr | Quantum scattering | Ga ; Gr | L24 12 Apr | Quantum scattering | Ga ; Gr |
| 13 Apr | Exam 3 this week | ||
| L25 17 Apr | Depends on my mood | TEC notes | L26 19 Apr | Depends on my mood | TEC notes |
| L27 24 Apr | TBD | ||
| L28 26 Apr | TBD | ||
| L29 1 May | Review | ||
| 2 May | Final Exam: 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM | Cumulative |