PARADIGMS IN PHYSICS PH424/524:
1-Dimensional Waves
http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/~tate/COURSES/ph424

MWF 1-2pm, TTh 12-2pm, WGR 304

Tentative Syllabus for Winter 2008
 Last Update: 8-Feb-08

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Instructor: Janet Tate; tate @ physics.oregonstate.edu Office Hours: Weniger 485, 737-1700, MTWThF: 2-3pm; or by appointment. Afternoons are best.		Teaching Associate: Dr. Liz Gire, giree @ physics.oregonstate.edu Office Hours: WGR 491, 737-6080, time TBA.

Date Room	Topics	Reading Required before class; Recommended (old textbook) Link to texts	Homework
M 2/4 ppt pdf	Introduction Basic vocabulary & concepts Functions of 2 variables Traveling & standing waves Phase, group, and material velocity	Main 9.0, 9.1, 9.3 Griffiths EM 9.1.1, 9.1.2	HW 1 (posted 1/28) HW 2 (posted 2/8) HW 3 (to post 2/15)
T 2/5 ppt pdf	Non dispersive wave equation Initial conditions, boundary conditions Wave eqn worksheet Standing wave demo/lab Traveling & standing waves Dispersion relation Newton's law: Waves in a rope	Main 9.0 GEM 9.1.1 Taylor 16.1, 16.2, 16.3 (ThortonMarion 13.4, 13.6, 13.7) Standing wave worksheet
W 2/6 ppt pdf	Reflection & Transmission Impedance Reflection and transmission	Main 9.2 GEM 9.1.3 (TM example 13.3)	HW 1W due Solution 1W
Th 2/7	Propagation of waves in a coaxial cable (lab) Lab assignment Reflection, transmission, attenuation Analysis	Main 10.3 Lab assignment GEM 9.2.1 M 9.5 (TM 13.8)
F 2/8 ppt pdf	Propagation of waves in a coaxial cable (lab) Reflection, transmission, attenuation	GEM 9.2.1 M 9.5 (TM 13.8)	HW 1F due Solution 1F
M 2/11	Energy Kinetic, potential and total energy Energy worksheet	Main 9.4
T 2/12 ppt pdf	Fourier analysis Superposition & Fourier analysis Group velocity Review & Look Ahead	Main 11.1-11.3 Main p. 217-220 (TM 13.9)
W 2/13 ppt pdf	Wave equation in quantum mechanics DeBroglie wavelength Momentum & energy operators The wave function	Wiki 6.1, 6.2 Main 15.0, 15.1 GriffithsQM 1.5, 1.6 (Liboff 3ed: 2.5, 2.6)	HW 2W (Lab Report) Due Solution 2W
Th 2/14 ppt pdf	Wave equation in quantum mechanics Operator worksheet Eigenvalues Expectation values (intro) Schroedinger wave equation Separation of variables Time dep & time indep SWE Finite Well	Wiki 6.3, 6.4 GQM 1.3, 1.4 (L3.1, 3.3) Wiki 6.5, 6.6 GQM 1.1, 2.1 (L 3.4)
F 2/15 ppt pdf	The finite well potential TISWE in a finite well potential Eigenvalues, eigenfunctions Infinite well as a limit of the finite well	Wiki 7.1, 7.2 GQM 2.6 (L 4.1, 8.1) Krane Modern Ph	HW 2F due Solution 2F
M 2/18 ppt pdf	Quantum states Superposition, measurement, normalization, probability density, expectation values	Wiki 7.3 GQM 2.2 M 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 (L 4.1, 8.1)
T 2/19 ppt pdf	Quantum states Superposition, measurement, normalization, probability density, expectation values Time development Time development of eigenstates Time development of arbitrary states Wave packets & group velocity	Wiki 7.3 GQM 1.2 Wiki 6.6, 7.5 GQM 2.1 (L 6.1)
W 2/20 ppt pdf	Wave packets Wave packets Dispersion of the wave packet	Wiki 7.5 GQM 2.4	HW 3W due Solution 3W
Th 2/21 ppt pdf	Barriers, scattering and tunneling Discontinuous potentials Reflection and transmission Tunneling	Wiki 7.4 Main 15.2 GQM 2.5, 2.6 (L 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8)
F 2/22 ppt pdf	Review Connections between classical and quantum systems Connections to PH425		HW 3F Due Solution 3F
M 2/25 WGR 304	Final Exam 7:30 - 9:30	Equation sheet	Practice Final

Maple:

mat_vel.mws explores concept of material velocity introduced in L1

initial_conditions.mws animates functions in L2 worksheet

reflection_trans.mws animates reflection at boundary between different media L3

complex_R.mws looks at consequences for R of complex k L5

point_mass_string.mws

animate_triangle.mws

animate_superposition.mws animates superposition of inf sq well potential solutions

Potential Wavefunctions 1_5.mw KC's potential well/step/barrier animation