Last edit: 18 Sep 2002
Ga refers to the Gasiorowicz text, Gr to the Griffiths text.
| Date | Topic | Reading | HW Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 22 Aug | Origins of QM. Blackbody radiation (BBR): Rayleigh-Jeans v. Planck | TEC Notes | HW1: 30 Aug |
| L2 27 Aug | Origins of QM. BBR2, CV of solids:Dulong-Petit v. Debye, Compton scattering | TEC Notes | HW1: 30 Aug. HW2: 6 Sep |
| L3 29 Aug | Origins of QM. Bohr model of Hydrogen | TEC Notes | HW2: 6 Sep |
| L4 3 Sep | The wave function and superposition | Ga2+3; Gr2.4 | HW2: 6 Sep |
| L5 5 Sep | The wave function and the uncertainty principle | Ga2+3; Gr2.4 | HW2: 6 Sep |
| L6 10 Sep | The wave function, uncertainty principle and Fourier analysis | Ga2+3; Gr2.4 | HW3: 13 Sep |
| L7 12 Sep | The 1D Schrödinger equation and probability current | Ga3; Gr2.1 | HW3: 13 Sep |
| L8 17 Sep | Momentum space and expectation values | Ga3; Gr2.1 | Hw4: 20 Sep |
| L9 19 Sep | Gen'l features of the 1D Schrödinger equation | Ga3; Gr2.1 | Hw4: 20 Sep |
| 22 Sep | Exam 1 this week | ||
| L10 24 Sep | Particle in a 1D potential | Ga5; Gr2.3.2 -- 2.6 | Hw5: 18 Oct |
| L11 26 Sep | Particle in a 1D potential | Ga5; Gr2.3.2 -- 2.6 | Hw5: 18 Oct |
| L12 1 Oct | Particle in a 1D potential | Ga5; Gr2.3.2 -- 2.6 | Hw5: 18 Oct |
| L13 3 Oct | Particle in a 1D potential | Ga5; Gr2.3.2 -- 2.6 | Hw5: 18 Oct |
| L14 8 Oct | Formalism of quantum mechanics | Ga 4; Gr3 | Hw5: 18 Oct |
| L15 10 Oct | Formalism of quantum mechanics | Ga 4; Gr3 | Hw5: 18 Oct |
| 15 Oct | No class | L16 17 Oct | Formalism of quantum mechanics | Ga 6; Gr3 | Hw6: 2 Nov |
| 20 Oct | Exam 2 this week | ||
| L17 22 Oct | Formalism of quantum mechanics | Ga 6; Gr3 | Hw6: 2 Nov |
| L18 24 Oct | Formalism of quantum mechanics | Ga 7; Gr3 | Hw6: 2 Nov |
| L19 29 Oct | Formalism of quantum mechanics | Ga 7; Gr3 | Hw6: 2 Nov |
| L20 31 Oct | 3D Schrödinger equation | Ga9+10; Gr3 | |
| L21 5 Nov | 3D Schrödinger equation | Ga9+10; Gr3 | |
| L22 7 Nov | 3D Schrödinger equation | Ga9+10; Gr3 | |
| L23 12 Nov | Orbital angular momentum | Ga11; Gr4.3 | L24 14 Nov | Orbital angular momentum | Ga11; Gr4.3 |
| 20 Oct | Exam 3 this week | ||
| L25 19 Nov | Orbital angular momentum | Ga11; Gr4.3 | L26 21 Nov | Hydrogenic atom | Ga12; Gr4.2 |
| L27 26 Nov | Hydrogenic atom | Ga12; Gr4.2 | 28 Nov | No class |
| L28 3 Dec | Course Review | ||
| 5 Dec | No class | ||
| 10 Dec | Final Exam | Cumulative |