Tentative weekly course calendar for Phys651 (3 lectures per week)
| Week | Date | Topics covered |
1 |
aug 29-2 |
Introduction; problems with classical physics |
2 |
sept 5-9 |
chapter 3: double slit experiment; chapter 1: Dirac notation, vector space no HW due this week |
3 |
sept 12-16 |
chapter 1: Hermitian operator, unitarity, vectors and operators in infinite dimensions HW#1 due wednesday |
4 |
sept 19-23 |
chapter 1: commutators; chapter 4: postulates of QM HW#2 due wednesday |
5 |
sept 26-30 |
chapter 4: measurement in QM, Schroedinger equation in x- and p- basis; chapter 5: free particle, infinite square well potential HW#3 due wednesday CONCEPT TOPIC due on friday |
6 |
oct 3-7 |
chapter 5: infinite square well potential, delta potential, scattering, step potential HW#4 due wednesday |
7 |
oct 10-14 |
chapter 7: harmonic oscillator HW#5 due wednesday |
8 |
oct 17-21 |
chapter 6: Ehrenfest; chapter 9: uncertainty relations HW#6 due wednesday PAPER OUTLINE due on friday |
9 |
oct 24-28 |
chapter 8: Feynman's path integral method No HW due this week EXAM: wednesday, oct 26 |
10 |
oct 31-4 |
chapter 10: direct product, identical particles HW#7 due wednesday |
11 |
nov 7-11 |
chapter 10: normalization; chapter 11: active/passive transformation, infinitesimal transformation HW#8 due wednesday |
12 |
nov 14-18 |
chapter 11: finite transformation, time translation, parity, time reversal symmetries; chapter 12: rotation No HW due this week CONCEPT PAPER due on friday |
| 13 |
nov 21-25 |
chapter 12: 2dim and 3dim rotation No HWdue this week Finally!!!!!!! Thanksgiving break: Nov 21-23 |
14 |
nov 28-2 |
chapter 12: angular momentum HW#9 due wednesday |
15 |
dec 5-9 |
chapter 12/13; HW#10 due wednesday STUDENT PRESENTATIONS Last day of instruction on friday |
16 |
dec 12-16 |
FINAL: TUESday Dec 13, 1-3pm ........GOOD SUCCESS ............ |