Last edit: 18 Feb 2003
Ga refers to the Gasiorowicz text, Gr to the Griffiths text.
| Date | Topic | Reading | HW Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 14 Jan | Matrices and Angular Momentum | Ga14 | HW1: 24 Jan |
| L2 16 Jan | Matrices, Angular Momentum and Spin | Ga14, Gr4.4.1 | HW1: 24 Jan |
| L3 21 Jan | Addition of Spin | Ga15, Gr4.4.1 | HW1: 24 Jan |
| L4 23 Jan | Addition of Spin + C-G coeffs. | Ga15, Gr4.4.3 | HW2: 31 Jan |
| L5 28 Jan | Stern-Gerlach exp't and e- in B-field | TEC notes + Gr4.4.2 | HW2:31 Jan |
| L6 30 Jan | Time independent perturbation theory | Ga16; Gr6 | HW2: 31Jan |
| L7 4 Feb | Time independent perturbation theory | Ga16; Gr6 | HW3: 7 Feb |
| L8 6 Feb | Time independent perturbation theory | Ga16; Gr6 | HW3: 7 Feb |
| 9 Feb | Exam 1 this week | ||
| L9 11 Feb | Identical particles and the Pauli principle | TEC, Ga8; Gr5 | HW4: 25 Feb |
| L10 13 Feb | IP's, Slater Determinant, Composite particles | TEC, Ga8; Gr5 | HW4: 25 Feb |
| L11 18 Feb | He atom | Ga18; Gr5.2 | |
| L12 20 Feb | Multi-electron atoms | Ga19; Gr5.2 | |
| L13 25 Feb | Multi-electron atoms | Ga19; Gr5.2 | |
| L14 27 Feb | Time dependent perturbation theory | TEC notes; Gr9.1 | |
| L15 4 Mar | TDPT | TEC notes; Gr9.1 | HW5: 14 Mar |
| L16 6 Mar | TDPT | TEC notes; Gr9.1 | HW5: 14 Mar |
| 16 Mar | Exam 2 this week | ||
| L17 18 Mar | TDPT | TEC notes; Gr9.2 | |
| L18 20 Mar | TDPT, Spontaneous emission | TEC; Gr9.3 | |
| L19 25 Mar | Quantum systems+ E/B fields | Ga ; Gr | |
| L20 27 Mar | Quantum systems + E/B fields | Ga ; Gr | |
| L21 1 Apr | Quantum systems + E/B fields | Ga ; Gr | |
| L22 3 Apr | Quantum scattering | Ga ; Gr | |
| L23 8 Apr | Quantum scattering | Ga ; Gr | L24 10 Apr | Quantum scattering | Ga ; Gr |
| 13 Apr | Exam 3 this week | ||
| L25 15 Apr | Depends on my mood | TEC notes | L26 17 Apr | Depends on my mood | TEC notes |
| L27 22 Apr | Review | ||
| 5 May | Final Exam | Cumulative |