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Heres the answers to the final exam questions. Well done everyone and have a nice summer.
Syllabus
Textbook
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Second Edition, David J. Griffiths
Class meeting time and place
MWF 11:30am -12:20pm in ROCK 304
Web page
http://www.phys.cwru.edu/courses/p332
Instructor
Gavin A. Buxton
Office: ROCK 225A, phone: 368-4002, email: gavin.buxton@case.edu
Course Outcomes
Students should obtain a basic understanding of:
- The treatment of identical particles in quantum mechanics: bosons and fermions;
- Time independent perturbation theory, including degenerate perturbation theory;
- Some applications of perturbation theory to atomic physics, including
spin-orbit coupling, Zeeman effect, relativistic corrections;
- The variational principle and method with applications to the He atom and Hydrogen molecule;
- The Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin method: applications to tunneling phenomena;
- Time dependent perturbation theory: transitions between states;
- The adiabatic approximation, including Berry's phase;
- Scattering theory in 3D: partial wave analysis, Born's theorem;
- The Measurement problem in Quantum Mechanics: Bell's theorem
Covered
Parts of the course covered so far:
- Identical particles (pages 201-214 and 224-229)
- Time-independent perturbation theory (pages 249-280)
- Variational Principle (pages 293-314)
- WKB Approximation (pages 315-339)
- Time-dependent perturbation theory (pages 340-367)
- Adiabatic Approximation (pages 368-380)
- Scattering (pages 394-419)
Problems covered in class:
- 5.1, and 5.2.
- 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.14, 6.18, and 6.23.
- E7.1, 7.2, E7.2, E7.3, 7.7, 7.13, 7.4, and 7.11.
- E8.1, 8.1, 8.7, E8.2, 8.10, and 8.15 is interesting (I would have set this for homework but we covered this material during an exam week).
- 9.1, 9.2, 9.5, 9.10, 9.11, E9.1, 9.14, 9.17 and 9.18
- 10.3, 10.8
- 11.1, E11.3, 11.5, 11.6, E11.5, E11.6, 11.9, 11.10
Evaluation
Your grade will be based on:
- Homework assignments (40 %): Assignments will be posted on website. Deadline will be 1pm and no late homeworks will be accepted . Grade will depend on best 10 assignments from 11.
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Due Date |
| 1 |
Wednesday 23rd Jan. |
| 2 |
Monday 28th Jan. |
| 3 |
Monday 4th Feb. |
| 4 |
Monday 18th Feb. |
| 5 |
Monday 25th Feb. |
| 6 |
Monday 3rd March |
| 7 |
Monday 24th March |
| 8 |
Monday 31st March |
| 9 |
Monday 7th April |
| 10 |
Monday 21st April |
| 11 |
Monday 28th April |
- Three tests, tentative dates: 8th February, 7th March, and Wednesday 9th April. (each 10 %)
- Final exam: Friday 2nd May 8:30am to 11:30am. (30 %)
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