Last edit: 17 Jan 2022
To refers to the Townsend text and Gr to the Griffiths text.
| Date | Topic | Reading | HW Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 18 Jan | Stern-Gerlach expts I | TO 1.1-1.6 | HW1: 28 Jan |
| L2 20 Jan | SG Expts II | TO 1.1-1.6 | HW1: 28 Jan |
| L3 25 Jan | Rotation, identity, projection operators | TO 2.1-2.3 | HW2: 4 Feb |
| L4 27 Jan | Matrix representation of operators and | ||
| L5 1 Feb | Expectation values, photon polarization and photon Spin | TO 2.6-2.8 | HW3: 11 Feb |
| L6 3 Feb | Hamiltonian and Schrödinger equation, expectation value time dependendence | TO 4.1-4.2 | HW3: 11 Feb |
| L7 8 Feb | Precession of spin-½ particle in B-field, Magnetic Resonance | TO 4.3-4.4 | HW4: 18 Feb |
| L8 10 Feb | The NH3 molecule and maser, Energy-time uncertainty relation | TO 4.5-4.7 | HW4: 18 Feb |
| L9 15 Feb | Basis states for 2 spin-½ particles Hyperfine splitting for ground state of H | TO 5.1-5.2 | HW5: 25 Feb |
| L10 17 Feb | Addition of angular mo for 2 spin-½ particles EPR paradox | TO 5.3-5.4 | HW5: 25 Feb |
| L11 22 Feb | Bell inequalities, entanglement, quantum teletransportation | TO 5.5-5.6 GR 12 | HW6: 4 Mar |
| L12 24 Feb | Nondegenerate perturbation theory | To 11.1 | HW6: 4 Mar |
| L13 1 Mar | Degenerate perturbation theory Stark effect and NH3 molecule | To 11.2-11.4 | HW7: 11 Mar |
| L14 2 Mar | Relativistic perturbations to H-atom | To 11.5 | HW7: 11 Mar |
| L15 8 Mar | H-atom E levels & Zeeman effect | To 11.6-11.7 | HW8: 25 Mar |
| L16 10 Mar | Identical particles Effects of exclusion principle | To 12.1 & TEC notes | HW8: 25 Mar |
| 15 Mar | No class. Spring Break | ||
| 17 Mar | No class. Spring Break | ||
| L17 22 Mar | Degeneracy pressure & Astrophysics | TEC notes | HW9: 1 Apr |
| L18 24 Mar | He atom | To 12.2 | HW9: 1 Apr |
| L19 29 Mar | Periodic Table, Covalent Bonding | To 12.3-12.4 | HW10: 8 Apr | L20 31 Mar | Quantum scattering I | To 13.1 | HW10: 8 Apr |
| L20+ 2 Apr | TBD | To TBD | HW10: 8 Apr |
| L21 5 Apr | Born approximation, Yukawa potential | To 13.2-13.3 | HW11: 15 Apr | L22 7 Apr | Partial Wave Expansion | To 13.4 | HW11: 15 Apr |
| L23 12 Apr | Phase shift examples | To 13.5 | HW12: 22 Apr |
| L24 14 Apr | Aharonov-Bohm effect, EM-field Hamiltonian | To 14.1-14.2 | HW12: 22 Apr |
| L25 19 Apr | EM-field Hamiltonian, Quantization of the radiation field | To 14.2-14.3 | HW13: 29 Apr |
| L26 21 Apr | H of the atom + EM-field Time-dependent perturbation theory | To 14.4-To 14.5 | HW13: 29 Apr |
| L27 26 Apr | TDPT and Fermi's golden rule | To 14.5 - To 14.6 | |
| L28 28 Apr | Spontaneous emission | To 14.7 | |
| 9 May | Final Exam: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Cumulative |