Week

Date

Topics covered

1

Jan 13-17

chapter 13: radial equation, H-atom

no HW due this week

2

Jan 20-24

chapter 13: multi-electron atoms, periodic table; chapter 14: spin-kinematics, rotation operators

HW#1 due friday

Last day to drop on friday

3

Jan 27-31

chapter 14: spin dynamics, magnetic moments, paramagnetic resonance, Stern-Gerlach experiment

HW#2 due friday

CONCEPT TOPIC due wednesday

4

Feb 3-7

chapter 15: addition of angular momenta, Clebsch_Gordon coefficients

HW#3 due friday

5

Feb 10-14

chapter 16: variational principle + examples

HW#4 due friday

CONCEPT OUTLINE due wednesday

6

Feb 17-21

chapter 16: WKB approximation + examples 

HW#5 due friday

7

Feb 24-28

chapter 17: time-independent perturbation theorie (TIP): (non)degenerate, fine structure

HW#6 due friday

8

Mar 3-7

chapter 18: time-dependent perturbation theory, first order, sudden perturbation, adiabatic perturbation 

No HW due this week

EXAM: Friday, March 7

9

Mar 10-14

FINALLY!!!!! SPRING BREAK

10

Mar 17-21

chapter 18: periodic perturbation, higher-order TD perturbation theory, interaction picture, Heisenberg picture, em interaction, photo effect

HW#7 due friday

11

Mar 24-28

chapter 19: scattering theory, Born-approximation (time-dependent)

no HW due 

CONCEPT WRITEUP due wednesday

Last day to withdraw on friday

12

Mar 31-4

chapter 19: Born-approximation (time-independent), partial wave expansion

HW #8 due friday

13

Apr 7-11

chapter 19: hard sphere, resonances, 2-particle scattering

HW #9 due friday

14

Apr 14-18

chapter 20: Dirac equation, free particle, em interaction: spin,

(tentatively) no HW due this week

15

Apr 21-25

chapter 20: magnetic moment, fine structure

HW #10 due friday

Students' project presentations 

16 

April 28-2

April 28: Last day of instruction

FINAL: Wed, April 30, 1-3pm……..Good success !!