Quantum Mechanics I
Physics 486

 

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
Office Hours:
Wed: 2:30-3:45

 

Julian May-Mann  (Disc)
D0 Loomis 158
Office hours: Mon. 16:00-17:00
Room 204E Loomis

Cristian Gaidau  (Disc)
D1/D2/D3 Loomis 158
Office hours: Mon. 17:00-18:00
Room 204E Loomis

Li Shu (HW)
Office hours: Mon. 18:00-19:00
Room 204E Loomis

Tsung-Han Yeh (HW)
Office hours: Mon. 15:00-16:00
Room 204E Loomis

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 (lin. 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 byteShelf; to get started just click on the link!
We will also have a peer-to-peer class forum using Piazza.  Discuss with your classmates, post your questions, explanations, points of interest, etc.

Grading

 

 

The course will comprise weekly homework (15%), final exam (25%), two midterm exams (15% each), pre-class reading and checkpoint questions (10%), discussion problems (10%) and class participation
(10, 9, 7, 4, 0% for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 absences), 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.  The (lower) grade boundaries will be A+ (97), A (94), A- (91), B+ (88), B (85), B- (82), C+ (78), C (74), C- (70), D+ (66), D (62), D- (58), F (54)

Text

 

i>clickers

D. J. Griffiths, “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics”, 2nd edition (required).
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 Sep. 15.

References

on reserve at the Grainger Library.  Books with * are among my favorites

530.12G875I2005   Griffiths, David J.;   Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Edition

*530.12B34L1973   Baym, Gordon;   Lectures on Quantum Mechanics

*530.12L231QES1977   Landau, Lev Davidovich;  Quantum Mechanics: Non-Relativistic Theory 3rd ed. (also on-line electronic resource)


530F438fv.3   Feynman, Richard;   Feynman Lectures on Physics v.3

530.12EI81Q1985   Eisberg/Resnick;   Quantum Physics: Of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, 2nd Edition

511.8N554Q   Nielsen, Michael A.;   Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (also on-line electronic resource)

*530.12C66MEH v.1  Cohen/Tannoudji;   Quantum Mechanics, v.1

*530.12c66meh  v.2  Cohen-Tannoudji/Diu/Laloe; Quantum Mechanics, v.2

*530.12SH18P1994   Shankar, Ramamurti;   Principles of Quantum Mechanics, 2nd ed.

530.12T664m   Townsend, John;   Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics

530.12R219h   Razavy, Mohsen;   Heisenberg's Quantum Mechanics (also on-line electronic resource)

530.12F418q2001   Ferry, David K.;   Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction for Device Physicists and Electrical Engineers, 2nd Edition (also on-line electronic resource)

NOT on reserve

*539.1 SCH3Q Schiff, Leonard Quantum Mechanics

*530.12 M55Q Merzbacher, Eugen Quantum Mechanics

*539.1 D62p1958 Dirac, Paul The Principles of Quantum Mechanics

*530.12 M56met1961 Messiah, Albert Quantum Mechanics v.1&2