| Date |
Lecture |
Readings |
Homework |
Discussion |
| Mon Jan 20 |
MLK Day |
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| Tue Jan 21 |
Lecture 1: Introduction: Planck's Radiation Law, Compton Scattering |
Lecture Notes |
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| Thu Jan 23 |
NO LECTURE. NO DISCUSSION |
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| Tue Jan 28 |
Lecture 2: Diffraction and Matter Waves |
Griffiths Ch. 1, 2.4 |
Homework 1 (Due Feb 4)
Solutions |
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| Thu Jan 30 |
Lecture 3: Uncertainty Principle |
Griffiths Ch. 1.6 |
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Discussion 1
Solutions |
| Tue Feb 4 |
Lecture 4: Schrodinger's Equation, Expectation Values, Stationary States |
Griffiths Ch. 1.3, 2.1 |
Homework 2 (Due Feb 11)
Solutions |
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| Thu Feb 6 |
Lecture 5: 1-D Potentials: Infinite Square Well |
Griffiths Ch. 2.2 |
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Discussion 2
Solutions |
| Tue Feb 11 |
Lecture 6: Tunneling |
Griffiths Ch. 2.5-6 |
Homework 3 (Due Feb 18)
Solutions |
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| Thu Feb 13 |
Lecture 7: Finite Square Well, Harmonic Oscillator |
Griffiths Ch. 2.3, 2.6 |
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Discussion 3
Solutions |
| Tue Feb 18 |
Lecture 8: Harmonic Oscillator II |
Griffiths 2.3 |
Homework 4 (Due Feb 25)
Solutions |
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| Thu Feb 20 |
Lecture 9: Formalism of QM |
Griffiths 3.1-3.2 |
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Discussion 4
Solutions |
| Tue Feb 25 |
Lecture 10: Hermitian Operators & Generalized Uncertainty Principle |
Griffiths 3.3-3.6 |
Homework 5 (Due Mar 4)
Solutions |
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| Thu Feb 27 |
Lecture 11: Commuting Observables & Shared Eigenfunctions |
Griffiths 3.6 |
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Discussion 5
Solutions |
| Tue Mar 4 |
Lecture 12: Quantum Mechanics in 3D |
Griffiths 4.1 |
Homework 6 (Due Mar 11)
Solutions |
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| Thu Mar 6 |
Lecture 13: Central Forces & Angular Momentum |
Griffiths 4.1 |
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Discussion 6
Solutions |
| Tue Mar 11 |
Lecture 14: 3D Central Potentials |
Griffiths 4.1 |
Homework 7 (Due Mar 18)
Solutions |
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| Thu Mar 13 |
Lecture 15: Hydrogen Atom |
Griffiths 4.2 |
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Discussion 7
Solutions |
| Tue Mar 18 |
Midterm Exam
Solutions |
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| Thu Mar 20 |
Lecture 16: Hydrogen Wavefunctions |
Griffiths 4.2 |
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Discussion 8
Solutions |
| Tue Mar 25 |
Spring Break |
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| Thu Mar 27 |
Spring Break |
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| Tue Apr 1 |
Lecture 17: Spin |
Griffiths 4.4 |
Homework 8 (Due Apr 8)
Solutions |
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| Thu Apr 3 |
Lecture 18: Spin and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
Griffiths 4.4, problem 19.20 |
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Discussion 9
Solutions |
| Tue Apr 8 |
Lecture 19: Addition of Angular Momentum |
Griffiths 4.4 |
Homework 9 (Due Apr 15)
Solutions |
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| Thu Apr 10 |
Lecture 20: EPR "Paradox" and Bell's Inequality |
Griffiths 12.1, 12.2 |
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Discussion 10
Solutions |
| Tue Apr 15 |
Lecture 21: Multiparticle Systems |
Griffiths 5.1 |
Homework 10 (Due Apr 22)
Solutions |
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| Thu Apr 17 |
Lecture 22: Identical Particles
Supplement |
Griffiths 5.1 |
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Discussion 11
Solutions |
| Tue Apr 22 |
Lecture 23: Atoms |
Griffiths 5.2 |
Homework 11 (Due May 1)
Solutions |
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| Thu Apr 24 |
Lecture 24: Solids |
Griffiths 5.3 |
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Discussion 12
Solutions |
| Tue Apr 29 |
Lecture 25: Solids II
Supplement |
Griffiths 5.3 |
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| Thu May 1 |
Lecture 26: Isospin |
Lecture notes |
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Discussion 13
Solutions |
| Tue May 6 |
NO LECTURE |
Practice Problems
Solutions |
More Practice Problems (no solutions available) |
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| Fri May 9 |
Final Exam: 8:00 am - 11:00 am in 190 ESB |
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