PHYS 486 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
The table below shows the topics we will cover in the course.
Exact lecture dates for the topics may still shift, though.
Last updated: Aug 29, 2023.
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The reading assignments are strongly recommended accompanying reading to the lectures. "G" in the reading assignments refers to Griffiths (Introduction to Quantum Mechanics).
| Week | Date | Topic | Recommended reading | Discussions | Homework |
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1 |
22 Aug 24 Aug |
Introduction (Notes) Schrodinger equation and wave function (Notes) |
G Preface, |
no discussion |
no homework |
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2 |
29 Aug 31 Aug |
Schrodinger equation and wave function (Notes) Solving the time-independent Schrodinger equation (Notes) |
G § 1.1-1.5 G § 2.1 |
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3 |
05 Sep 07 Sep |
Solving the time-independent Schrodinger equation |
G § 2.2, 2.6 |
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4 |
12 Sep 14 Sep |
G § 3; Appendix A |
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5 |
19 Sep 21 Sep |
G § 3; Appendix A |
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6 |
26 Sep 28 Sep |
The formalism of quantum mechanics Review |
G § 3; Appendix A
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No homework this week |
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7 |
3 Oct 5 Oct |
MIDTERM I The Uncertainty Principle |
G § 3.5 |
Discussion 6 |
HW5 (due 10/10/2023) |
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8 |
10 Oct 12 Oct |
The Harmonic Oscillator The Schrodinger Equation in 3D |
G § 2.3 G § 4.1 |
Discussion 7 |
HW6 (due 10/17/2023) |
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9 |
17 Oct 19 Oct |
Angular Momentum |
G § 4.3 |
Discussion 8 |
No homework this week |
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10 |
24 Oct 26 Oct |
Review MIDTERM II |
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No discussion this week |
No homework this week |
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11 |
31 Oct 02 Nov |
Radial Equation and Hydrogen Atom Spin |
G § 4.1-4.2 G § 4.4 |
Discussion 9 |
HW7 (due 11/7/2023) |
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12 |
07 Nov 09 Nov |
Spin |
G § 4.4 |
Discussion 10 |
HW8 (due 11/14/2023) |
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13 |
14 Nov 16 Nov |
Identical particles |
G § 5.1-5.2 |
Discussion 11 |
HW9 (due 11/28/2023) |
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FALL BREAK |
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14 |
28 Nov 30 Nov |
Entanglement and Quantum Information |
G § 12 |
Discussion 12 |
No homework this week |
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15 |
05 Dec |
Review |
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08 Dec |
FINAL EXAM: Dec 8, 1:30pm |
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