Syllabus
| Date | Lecture | Reading | H.W. Assigment | Assignment Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6, 1/8 | Classical Failures, Old QM Theory | Chap. 1 | HW1: BP1, SP1 & SP1.5 | HW1 Due Wed 1/14 |
| 1/13, 1/15 | Schrodinger Eqn, Infinite Square Well, Harmonic Oscillator | Chap. 2.1-2.3 (skip 2.3.1 - too Mathy) | HW2: BP2, SP2 SP3 | HW2 Due Wed 1/21 |
| 1/20, 1/22 | Free Particle, Delta Function, Finite Well | 2.4, 2.5.2/2.6 -- bound states only | HW3: BP3 | HW3 Due Wed 1/28, Q1 out Mon 2/2 |
| 1/27, 1/29 | Scattering & Tunnelling in 1D | 2.5.1, 2.5.2/2.6 -- scattering only | HW4: BP4 SP4 | HW4 Due Wed 2/6, Q1 due Fri 2/9 |
| 2/3, 2/5 | Postulates of QM, Observables, Dirac Notation, Intro to Commutators | 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.62 | HW5: BP5 SP5 | HW5 Due Fri 2/13 |
| 2/10, 2/12 | Commutators, HUP, Basis States, 3D-QM | 3.4, 3.5, 3.61, 3.63, 4.1 | HW6: BP6 SP6 |
HW6 Due Wed 2/18 Q2 Out Mon 2/23 |
| 2/17, 2/19 | Hydrogen Atom, Orbital Angular Momentum | 4.2, 4.3 | HW7: BP7 SP7 |
HW7 Due Mon 3/2 Q2 Due Thu 2/26 |
| 2/24, 2/26 | Spin Angular Momentum | 4.4 (can skip most of 4.4.3, but Ex. 4.5 is useful) | HW8: BP8 | HW8 Due Fri 3/6 |
| 3/3, 3/5 | 2-Particle States, Entanglement | 5.1 | HW9: BP9 | HW9 Due Wed 3/11 |
| 3/10 | Computing with QM | Handouts | Final Out Sun 3/15 | |
| 3/16-3/18 | Finals Week | Final Due Wed 3/18 |
Textbook for Phys 12b:
David Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 3rd Ed.
BP problems refers to "Book Problems" from Griffiths.
SP problems refers to "Special Problems" from previous year's midterm or final exams.