Quantum Mechanics I
Physics 486
(20150128)

When	Tue/Thu 9:30-10:50	Wolfgang Pauli and Neils Bohr play with a tippe-top
Where	Loomis 144
Who	Prof. Doug Beck 401A Loomis 244-7994 Wed: 2:30-Colloquium Pei-Wen Tsai (Disc) D0/D1/D2 Loomis 136 Office hours: Mon: 10-11 222 Loomis Mon: 3-4 214 Ceramics
	Angelos Anastopoulos (HW) Office: 241 Loomis Mon: 2:00-3:00 Di Zhou (HW) Office: 4105 ESB Fri: 3:30-4:30
What	Introduction to quantum mechanics. No detailed exposure to quantum phenomena is assumed; prerequisites are Phys. 214, Math 285 (diff. eq.) and credit or concurrent registration in Math 415 (l. alg.). The focus will be on beginning to 1) appreciate quantum mechanical concepts, and 2) be able to solve quantum mechanics problems.
Course Material	We will use SmartPhysics; to get started click on the link, login with your email address, then ‘Join a Course’ and enter DougBeckQM
Grading	The course will comprise weekly homework (30%), final exam (20%), two midterm exams (10% each), pre-class reading and checkpoint questions (10%), discussion problems (10%) and class participation (10%), recorded in the course gradebook. The late homework policy is 20% reduction if submitted less than 2 weeks late and before the final course deadline, whichever is earlier.
Text	D. J. Griffiths, “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics”, 2^nd edition. We will use i>clickers (available at bookstores if you don’t have one)—please go to the gradebook to register your i>clicker before Feb. 1.