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

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

Syllabus for Winter 2010
 Last Update: 02/08/2010

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Instructor: Janet Tate, WGR 485, 737-1700 tate_at_physics.oregonstate.edu Office Hours: Wed, Fri 2-3 (304F or 485), or by appointment.		TA: Alex Brummer brummera_at_onid.orst.edu Office Hours: Wormhole Tue 5-6; 304F Thu 3-4

Date Room Notes	Topics	Reading Required before class; Recommended (old textbook) Link to texts	Homework
M 2/1 pdf	Introduction Basic vocabulary & concepts Functions of 2 variables Traveling & standing waves Phase, group, and material velocity	Main 9.1, 9.3 Griffiths EM 9.1.1, 9.1.2	HW 1 (posted 1/31) HW 2 HW 3
T 2/2 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) Standing wave worksheet
W 2/3 pdf	Reflection & Transmission Impedance Reflection and transmission	Main 9.2 GEM 9.1.3	HW 1W due Solution 1W
Th 2/4 304F	Propagation of waves in a coaxial cable (lab) Reflection, transmission, attenuation Analysis	Main 10.3 Lab assignment GEM 9.2.1 Main 9.5
F 2/5 pdf	Propagation of waves in a coaxial cable (analysis) Reflection, transmission, attenuation	GEM 9.2.1 Main 9.5	HW 1F due Solution 1F
M 2/8 pdf	Energy Kinetic, potential and total energy Energy worksheet	Main 9.4
T 2/9 pdf	Fourier analysis Superposition & Fourier analysis Group velocity	Main 11.1-11.3 Main p. 217-220 PH421 notes
W 2/10 pdf	Wave equation in quantum mechanics Position, momentum & energy operators The wave function Operator worksheet Eigenvalues & eigenvalue equations	McIntyre QM 5.1-5.3	HW 2W (Lab Report) Due Sample grading rubric (.xlsx sheet) Solution 2W
Th 2/11 pdf	Wave equation in quantum mechanics Probability density, expectation values, normalization The finite well potential Bound states of a finite well potential Eigenvalues, eigenfunctions Infinite well as a limit of the finite well	McIntyre QM 5.3 Krane Modern Ph McIntyre QM 5.4-5.5 Krane Modern Ph
F 2/12 pdf	Quantum states Superposition & measurement – square well examples	McIntyre QM 5.1-5.6	HW 2F due Solution 2F
M 2/15 pdf	Quantum states More examples from the square wells	McIntyre QM 5.1-5.6
T 2/16 pdf	Schroedinger wave equation & time development SWE & Separation of variables Time development of eigenstates Time development of arbitrary states TDev worksheet Unbound states & wave packets Wave packets & group velocity Heisenberg uncertainty principle Dispersion of the wave packet	McIntyre QM 5.7 McIntyre QM 6.1-6.3
W 2/17 pdf	Unbound states & wave packets (cont'd) Barriers, scattering and tunneling Unbound states of the finite well (and barrier) Reflection, transmission, tunneling	McIntyre QM 6.1-6.3 McIntyre QM 6.4-6.5	HW 3W due Solution 3W
Th 2/18 pdf	Barriers, scattering and tunneling (cont'd) Unbound states of the finite well (and barrier) Reflection, transmission, tunneling	McIntyre QM 6.4-6.5
F 2/19 pdf	Review Concepts & connections		HW 3F Due Solution 3F
M 2/22 WGR 304	Final Exam 7:00 - 9:00 Exam solution	Practice Final	Equation sheet

Maple worksheets: These may be useful. Some have been used in class. Most were written on early versions of Maple. They all run on Maple 9.5, and probably on later versions, too.

mat_vel.mws explores concept of material velocity introduced in L1

initial_conditions.mw animates functions in L2 worksheet

reflection_trans.mw animates reflection at boundary between different media L3

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

energy.mw animates the energy density functions for traveling & standing waves L6

point_mass_string.mw (Hwk2)

animate_triangle.mw (Hwk 2)

animate_superposition.mw animates superposition of infinite sq well potential solutions Lxx

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