Week

Date

Topics covered

1

aug 28-1

Introduction, "old" quantum mechanics, Schroedinger's equation

2

sept 4-8

Schroedinger's equation, Born's interpretation

No HW due this week!

Last day to drop, friday 

3

sept 11-15

time-independent Schroedinger equation, particle in box

HW#1 due friday

4

sept 18-22

QM potential: harmonic osciillator, free particle, delta potential: binding and scattering, square-well potential

HW#2 due friday

5

sept 25-29

QM potential: delta potential, square well potential, tunneling, resonances

HW#3 due friday

6

oct 2-6

Axoms of QM: Hermitian operator, Hilbert space, discrete and continuous eigen spectrum, measurement process

HW#4 due friday

7

oct 9-13

uncertainty principle, Ehrenfest theorem, symmetries and conservation laws

no HW due this week

EXAM1: Friday, Oct 13

8

oct 16-20

QM in 3 dimensions: angular and radial wave equation, infinite well problem, H-atom

HW#5 due friday

9

oct 23-27

degeneracy, angular momentum, commutators, 

HW#6 due friday

10

oct 30-3

spin, spin measurement, electron in magnetic field

HW#7 due friday

Last day to withdraw, friday

11

nov 6-10

addition of angular momentum, time-independent perturbation theory (TIP)

HW#8 due friday

12

nov 13-17

TIP (degenerate case) + examples

H-atom: relativistic corrections (T, SO), presence of magnetic field

No HW due this week

EXAM2: Friday, Nov 17

13

nov 20-24

identical particles: bosons, fermions, Pauli principle, atoms + periodic table

No HW due this week 

Finally!!!!!!! Thanksgiving break: Nov  22-24

14

nov 27-1

time-dependent perturbation theory and examples

HW#9 due WEDnesday 

15

nov 4-8

Einstein's equations, Laser, transition rules, Planck's BB radiation

HW#10 due WEDNESday

Last day of instruction: Dec 8

16

dec 11-15

FINAL: Wednesday Dec 13, 10:15am-12:15    ...... GOOD SUCCESS .......