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Readings

G = Gasiorowicz, Stephen. Quantum Physics. 3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2003. ISBN: 0471429457.

FT = French, A. P., and Edwin F. Taylor. Introduction to Quantum Physics. New York, NY: Norton, 1978. ISBN: 0393090159.


Lec # TOPICS READINGS
1 Overview, Scale of Quantum Mechanics, Boundary between Classical and Quantum Phenomena FT, sections 1.1-1.6.
2 Planck's Constant, Interference, Fermat's Principle of Least Time, deBroglie Wavelength G, section 1.1.

FT, sections 2.1-2.3.
3 Double Slit Experiment with Electrons and Photons, Wave Particle Duality, Heisenberg Uncertainty G, section 1.4.

FT 2.10-2.11.

Feynman, Richard P., Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew L. Sands. Lectures on Physics. Vol. 3. Redwood City, CA: Addison-Wesley, 1989, chapter 1.
4 Wavefunctions and Wavepackets, Probability and Probability Amplitude, Probability Density G, sections 2.1-2.4.

FT, sections 2.1-2.2 and 2.7-2.11.
5 Thomson Atom, Rutherford Scattering FT, sections 1.1-1.12.
6 Photoelectric Effect, X-rays, Compton Scattering, Franck Hertz Experiment FT, sections 1.1-1.12.

G, sections 1.2-1.3.
7 Bohr Model, Hydrogen Spectral Lines G, section 1.5.

FT, sections 1.7-1.12.
8 Bohr Correspondence Principle, Shortcomings of Bohr Model, Wilson-Sommerfeld Quantization Rules G, section 1.5.

FT, sections 1.7-1.12.
9 Schrödinger Equation in One Dimension, Infinite 1D Well G, sections 3.1-3.3.

FT, sections 3.3-3.10.
In-class Exam 1
10 Eigenfunctions as Basis, Interpretation of Expansion Coefficients, Measurement G, sections 3.4 and 5.1-5.2.

FT, sections 3.4-3.7.

Feynman, Richard P., Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew L. Sands. Lectures on Physics. Vol. 3. Redwood City, CA: Addison-Wesley, 1989, chapter 20.
11 Operators and Expectation Values, Time Evolution of Eigenstates, Classical Limit, Ehrenfest's Theorem G, sections 5.3-5.5.

FT, sections 8.1-8.4.
12 Eigenfunctions of p and x, Dirac Delta Function, Fourier Transform G, section 3.5.

FT, sections 6.1-6.9.
13 Wavefunctions and Operators in Position and Momentum Space, Commutators and Uncertainty FT, sections 4.1-4.2 and 8.1-8.10.
14 Motion of Wavepackets, Group Velocity and Stationary Phase, 1D Scattering off Potential Step G, sections 2.2 and 4.1.

FT, sections 8.7-8.10 and 9.1-9.3.
15 Boundary Conditions, 1D Problems: Finite Square Well, Delta Function Potential G, sections 4.1-4.3.

FT, sections 9.1-9.7.
16 More 1D Problems, Tunneling G, sections 4.1-4.5.

FT, sections 9.1-9.5.
17 Harmonic Oscillator: Series Method G, section 4.7.

FT, section 4.3.
In-class Exam 2
18 Harmonic Oscillator: Operator Method, Dirac Notation G, section 6.2.
19 Schrödinger Equation in 3D: Cartesian, Spherical Coordinates G, section 8.1.

FT, sections 5.1-5.7.
20 Angular Momentum, Simultaneous Eigenfunctions G, sections 7.1-7.2.

FT, sections 11.1-11.2.
21 Spherical Harmonics G, section 7.3.

FT, sections 10.1-10.7.
22 Hydrogen Atom: Radial Equation G, section 8.2.

FT, sections 12.1-12.6.
23 Hydrogen Atom: 3D Eigenfunctions and Spectrum G, section 8.3.

FT, sections 12.1-12.6.
24 Entanglement, Einstein-Podolsky Rosen Paradox G, sections 20.1-20.3.
Final Exam