PHYS 486 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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G in the reading assignments refers to Griffiths (Introduction to Quantum Mechanics).
| Week | Date | Topic | Reading | Discussions | Homework | |
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| 1 | 18 Jan 20 Jan |
Introduction | G Preface, G § 1.1-4 |
no discussions this week |
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| 2 | 25 Jan 27 Jan |
The Schrodinger equation |
G 1.5-6 G 2.1-2 |
D01, solutions |
HW1 (due 2/1) |
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| 3 | 01 Feb 03 Feb |
Solving the Time-Indept Schr. Eq. |
G 2.1-2 G 2.6 (bound |
D02, solutions |
HW2 (due 2/8) |
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| 4 | 08 Feb 10 Feb |
finite square well free particle |
G 2.6 G 2.4 |
D03, solutions |
HW3 (due 2/15) |
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| 5 | 15 Feb 17 Feb |
SHO position space Review and synthesis |
G 2.3.2 |
D04, solutions | ||
| 6 | 22 Feb 24 Feb |
Exam I (solutions) QM as linear algebra |
G 3.1, 3.2 | D05, solutions |
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| 7 | 01 Mar 03 Mar |
QM as linear algebra: operators Commutation relations and uncertainty |
G 3.1-3.3, 3.6 G 3.4-3.5 |
D06, solutions |
HW4 (due 3/8) |
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| 8 | 08 Mar 10 Mar |
SHO take II: operators 3D, central potentials |
G 2.3.1 G 4.1 |
D07, solutions |
HW5 (due 3/22) |
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| 9 | 22 Mar 24 Mar |
Angular momentum |
G 4.3 | D08, solutions |
HW6 (due 3/29) |
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| 10 | 29 Mar 31 Mar |
review and synthesis |
D09, solutions | |||
| 11 | 05 Apr 07 Apr |
Exam II (solutions) Radial equation |
G 4.1 | D10, solutions |
HW7 (due 4/12) |
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| 12 | 12 Apr 14 Apr |
Coulomb potential (notebook) Spin |
G 4.2, G 4.4.1,4.4.2 |
D11, solutions |
HW8 (due 4/19) |
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| 13 | 19 Apr 21 Apr |
Identical particles |
G 5.1 G 5.2 |
D12, solutions |
HW9 (due 4/26) |
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| 14 | 26 Apr 28 Apr |
no lecture entanglement |
G 12.1-12.2 | D13, solutions |
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| 15 | 03 May |
Review and synthesis |
G § 4.4 | |||
| 16 | 12 May |
Final exam: May 12, 1:30 pm |
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