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CAPSTONES IN PHYSICS: QUANTUM MECHANICS

Very, very tentative Syllabus for Winter 2009

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Day

Topic:
Subtopic
Reading
(Main, Alternate,
Deep)
Do reading before
class on date shown.
Due
Dates
1
M 1/5
Review Paradigms
GQM 1, 2, 3, 4

2
W 1/7
Harmonic Oscillator
Energy Spectrum
GQM 2.3

3
F 1/9
Harmonic Oscillator
Energy Spectrum
GQM 2.3
HW 1
Sol. 1
4
M 1/12
Harmonic Oscillator
Wave Functions
GQM 2.3

5
W 1/14
Harmonic Oscillator
Time Dependence
Simulation (PhET, from Univ. of Colorado)
GQM 2.3

6
F 1/16
Harmonic Oscillator
Time Dependence
GQM 2.3
HW 2
Sol. 2
7
M 1/19
8
W 1/21
9
F 1/23
HW 3
Sol. 3
10
M 1/26
11
W 1/28
12
F 1/30
HW 4
Sol. 4
13
M 2/2

14
W 2/4
15
F 2/6
HW 5
Sol. 5
16
M 2/9
17
W 2/11
18
F 2/13
HW 6
Sol. 6
19
M 2/16

20
W 2/18
21
F 2/20

22
M 2/23
23
W 2/25
24
F 2/27
HW 7
Sol. 7

25
M 3/1
26
W 3/3
27
F 3/5
HW 8
Sol. 8

28
M 3/8
29
W 3/10
30
F 3/12
HW 9
Sol. 9

If you have comments or suggestions, email me at corinne@physics.oregonstate.edu

Last Update: 3/18/09

Day	Topic: Subtopic	Reading (Main, Alternate, Deep) `Do reading before` `class on date shown.`	Due Dates
1 M 1/5	Review Paradigms	GQM 1, 2, 3, 4
2 W 1/7	Harmonic Oscillator Energy Spectrum	GQM 2.3
3 F 1/9	Harmonic Oscillator Energy Spectrum	GQM 2.3	HW 1 Sol. 1
4 M 1/12	Harmonic Oscillator Wave Functions	GQM 2.3
5 W 1/14	Harmonic Oscillator Time Dependence Simulation (PhET, from Univ. of Colorado)	GQM 2.3
6 F 1/16	Harmonic Oscillator Time Dependence	GQM 2.3	HW 2 Sol. 2
7 M 1/19	Martin Luther King Day--No Class
8 W 1/21	Harmonic Oscillator Matrices	GQM 2.3
9 F 1/23	Harmonic Oscillator Momentum Space, Classical Limit, Ehrenfest	GQM 2.3	HW 3 Sol. 3
10 M 1/26	Angular Momentum Review Maple Links: Spherical Harmonics and Hydrogen Atom States: Spherical Harmonics Combinations of Spherical Harmonics Radial Solutions Hydrogen Atom States	GQM 4.3
11 W 1/28	Angular Momentum Raising & Lowering Operators	GQM 4.3
12 F 1/30	Angular Momentum Raising & Lowering Operators	GQM 4.3	HW 4 Sol. 4
13 M 2/2	Addition of Angular Momentum	GQM 4.4.3
14 W 2/4	Addition of Angular Momentum	GQM 4.4.3
15 F 2/6	Addition of Angular Momentum	GQM 4.4.3	HW 5 Sol. 5
16 M 2/9	Time Independent Perturbation Theory 1st Order Energy & Wave Function 2nd Order Energy	GQM 6.1
17 W 2/11	Degenerate Perturbation Theory	GQM 6.2
18 F 2/13	Stark Effect in Hydrogen	GQM 6.2	HW 6 Sol. 6
19 M 2/16	Midterm
20 W 2/18	Spin-Orbit Coupling Fine Structure of Hydrogen	GQM 6.3
21 F 2/20	Spin-Orbit Coupling Fine Structure of Hydrogen	GQM 6.3
22 M 2/23	Relativistic Correction	GQM 6.3
23 W 2/25	Zeeman Effect	GQM 6.4, Goswami 19.2
24 F 2/27	Zeeman Effect	GQM 6.4, Goswami 19.2	HW 7 Sol. 7
25 M 3/1	Time Dependent Perturbation	GQM 9.1
26 W 3/3	Harmonic Perturbation	GQM 9.2
27 F 3/5	Selection Rules	GQM 9.3	HW 8 Sol. 8
28 M 3/8	Radiation dipole	GQM 9.3
29 W 3/10	Identical Particles Maple: (Anti)Symmetry Graphs: Identical Square Well Exchange integral Helium Spectrum Helium direxc Helium Spectrum Perturbed	GQM 5.2
30 F 3/12	Identical Particles Helium/Periodic Table	GQM 5.2	HW 9 Sol. 9