Week |
Date |
Topics |
Homework |
Reading |
1 |
Aug 28 Aug 30 |
Introduction; Wave and particle behaviors of light; Photoelectric effect |
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Townsend 1.1-1.3; 1.4-1.7 |
2 |
Sept 4 |
No Class
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Homework 1 |
Townsend 2.1-2.3 |
3 |
Sept 11 |
Expectation Values, Probabilities, Time-Indep Schr. Eq |
Homework 2 |
Townsend 2.3-2.7; 2.8, 3.1 PptSupp2 |
4 |
Sept 18 |
Born Interpretation, Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues |
Homework 3 Due Sep27 |
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5 |
Sept 25 |
Quantum Wells, bound states Principles of Quantum Mechanice, EPR, Schrodinger’s Cat |
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Townsend 4.1, 4.2; Ch 5.6 |
6 |
Oct 2 |
Mid-term Review |
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7 |
Oct 9 |
Simple harmonic oscillator Simple harmonic oscillator; Double wells |
Due Oct 18 |
Townsend 4.3; 4.3-4.5 |
8 |
Oct 16 |
Molecular bonding; Scattering – step potential |
Due Oct 25 |
Townsend 4.5-4.6; 4.7 |
9 |
Oct 23 |
Schrodinger’s equation in 3D Spherical coordinates and angular momentum |
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Townsend 6.1; 6.2 |
10 |
Oct 30 |
Hydrogen Atom – Wavefunctions Zeeman effect – spin |
Homework 6 Due Nov 8 |
Townsend 6.3; 6.4, 6.5 |
11 |
Nov 6 |
Spin physics: Quantum computation Spin physics: MRI |
Homework 7 |
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12 |
Nov 13 |
Mid-term Review |
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13 |
Nov 20 |
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14 |
Nov 27 Nov 29 |
Identical particles Pauli’s exclusion, Fermi energy
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Homework 8; Due Dec 8 |
Townsend 7.1, 7.2; 7.3-7.5 |
15 |
Dec 4
Dec 6 |
Solids band structure, semi-conductors, Neutron stars Bose-Einstein condensation, lasers, CMBR |
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Townsend 7.6-7.8; 8.1, 8.2 |
16 |
Dec 11 Dec 13 |
Superconductivity |
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Townsend 8.3, 8.4 |
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Dec 15 |
Final Exam 8-11am; 103 Transportation Bldg |
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