PHY 403: Quantum Physics Spring 2009
Text: Quantum Mechanics for scientists and engineers by D. Miller
Instructor: Juan Lin
Office: Dunning N203 E-mail: jlin2@washcoll.edu
Office hours: By appointment
Attendance Policy: Lecture, 90% Minimum
Grade: Homework, 40% ; 2 tests, 30%; Final, 30 %
In this course we will learn the principles of quantum mechanics and how it explains the behavior of atoms and radiation. For a useful set of interactive simulations of simple quantum systems please refer to the following sites: M. Joffre's Quantum physics online, Kansas University online simulations and Groningen. You may want to revisit these sites many times during the semester as visual aids to quantum concepts.
Homework assignments:
Fundamental concepts.
Due Jan. 28 Chapter 2 (1 - 7): 3.1, 4.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2
Schroedinger equation: particle states in simple potential wells.
Due Feb. 4 Chapter 2 (8 - 10): 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 9.3
Time-dependent Schroedinger equation.
Due Feb. 18 Chapter 2: 10.1
Chapter 3 (1 - 7): 1.1, 1.3, 3.1, 6.3, 7.2
Due Feb. 27 Chapter 3 (8 - 15): 8.1, 10.1, 11.1, 12.3, 13.1, 14.1
First Test: Wednesday, March 4
Chapters 1 - 3
Spring break: March 9 - 13
Functions and operators.
Due March 18 Chapter 4 (1 - 7): 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 6.1
Due March 25 Chapter 4 (8 - 13): 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 11.1, 11.3, 14.1
Operators and quantum mechanics.
Due April 3 Chapter 5 (1 - 4) : 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3
April 1 : Advising Day
Time-independent perturbation theory
Due April 15 Chapter 6 (1 -3): 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1
Second Test: Monday , April 21
Chapters 4 - 6
Time-dependent perturbation theory
Due April 29 Chapter 7 (1 - 2): 1.2, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1
Final Exam