PHYS 4708 course web page

Physics 4708 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II

• Professor: Heather Logan
• Date: Mondays and Wednesdays (first class Wednesday January 6, 2016; last class Wednesday April 6, 2016)
• Time: 2:35 - 3:55 p.m.
• Location: River Building 1200
• Professor's office: Herzberg 3324
• Office hours: Tuesdays 1:00-2:00 p.m. and Thursdays 9:00-10:00 a.m. in Herzberg 3324, or by appointment (email me)
• Email: logan at physics dot carleton dot ca
• Telephone: 613-520-2600 extension 4319
• Course textbook: Quantum Physics, Stephen Gasiorowicz, Wiley (3rd edition), 2003 ISBN: 0-471-05700-2
  Note that there is supplementary material for the text at Wiley's student companion site (no password needed),
  http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0471057002&bcsId=1533
  Available at the Campus Bookstore ($241.75 new / $181.50 used but no used copies as of Jan 4) and Haven Books (1 used? copy at $165.00). Priced at $229.95 on the publisher's website.
  There should also be a copy on reserve in the library.
• Prerequisite: PHYS 4707

The course outline is here [pdf]

Announcements

• Office hours will be Tuesdays 1:00-2:00 p.m. and Thursdays 9:00-10:00 a.m. in Herzberg 3324, or by appointment (email me).
• Office hours on Tuesday April 5 will be 1:00-1:30 p.m. due to a departmental meeting.
• The midterm exam will be on Monday March 7 during the usual lecture time. The midterm will be closed-book and closed-notes. This formula sheet will be provided with the exam (you do not need to bring a print-out to the midterm).
• The class average on the midterm was 70%.
• The final exam date and time are available through the public exam schedule. The final exam will be closed-book and closed-notes. This formula sheet will be provided with the final exam (you do not need to bring a print-out to the exam).
• Office hours during exam period: Tues April 12, 1-2pm; Weds April 20, 1-2pm; Thurs April 21, 1-2pm.

Assignments

• Homework assignments will be posted here as pdf files. They will also be handed out in class on paper.
• Homework #1, assigned Mon Jan 11, due Wed Jan 20, 2016. (class average = 88%)
• Homework #2, assigned Wed Jan 20, due Mon Feb 1, 2016. (class average = 69%)
• Homework #3, assigned Mon Feb 3, due Wed Feb 10, 2016. (class average = 80%)
• Homework #4, assigned Wed Feb 10, due Wed Mar 2, 2016. (class average = 67%)
• Table of Clebsch-Gordan coefficients (pdf) for homework #4.
• Homework #5, assigned Wed Mar 2, due Wed Mar 16, 2016. (class average = 90%)
• Homework #6, assigned Wed Mar 16, due Mon Mar 28, 2016. (class average = 84%)
• Homework #7, assigned Mon Mar 28, due by noon on Friday Apr 8, 2016. (class average = 82%)

Calendar

Weds Jan 6

First lecture, 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building room 1200 (Note of course that the class starts at 2:35 p.m. and ends at 3:55 p.m., but I'll say 2:30-4 because it's easier for me to remember.)
Course outline (pdf) will be distributed.
Choosing office hours: Please go to this Doodle poll by Wednesday January 13 and click on the days/times that would work with your schedule. I will pick two or three hours during the week for regular office hours and announce them on this webpage and in class. Of course you can also see me at other times by appointment (please arrange using email).
Read for this lecture: from Gasiorowicz 3rd edition:
- Chapter 7 Sec. 1-2
- Chapter 10 Sec. 4-5
- Also review Chapter 7 Sec. 3-4 and Chapter 10 Sec. 1

Mon Jan 11

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Any parts of Chapters 7 and 10 that you haven't read yet
- Supplement 10-A
For another take on this material, you can check out: Griffiths Quantum Mechanics textbook, Chapter 4 Sec. 3-4
Homework #1 (pdf) will be distributed, and is due at the start of class on Wed Jan 20.
A table of Clebsch-Gordan coefficients will be handed out (click to download pdf).

Wed Jan 13

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 9

Mon Jan 18

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 11 section 1

Wed Jan 20

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Homework #1 due at the start of class.
Homework #2 (pdf) will be distributed, and is due at the start of class on Mon Feb 1.
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 11 section 1 continued

Mon Jan 25

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 11 sections 2 and 3

Wed Jan 27

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 12 sections 1 and 2

Mon Feb 1

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Homework #2 due at the start of class.
Homework #3 (pdf) will be distributed, and is due at the start of class on Wed Feb 10.
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 12 section 3
- Chapter 13 section 1 (review) and 2

Wed Feb 3

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 13 sections 3 and 4

Mon Feb 8

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 13 sections 5 and 6

Wed Feb 10

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Homework #3 due at the start of class.
Homework #4 (pdf) will be distributed, and is due at the start of class on Wed Mar 2.
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 14 section 4, Chapter 15 section 1

Mon Feb 22

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 15 section 1 (the example), section 2

Wed Feb 24

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 15 section 3,
- Supplement 15-A,
- Chapter 16 section 1

Mon Feb 29

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 16 sections 2, 3, 4

Wed Mar 2

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Homework #4 due at the start of class.
Homework #5 (pdf) will be distributed, and is due at the start of class on Wed Mar 16.
Read for this lecture:
- Supplement 16-A,
- Chapter 17 section 1

Mon Mar 7

Midterm exam 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
The exam is closed-notes and closed-book. This formula sheet will be provided with the exam.

Wed Mar 9

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 17 sections 2 and 3

Mon Mar 14

Happy pi day!
Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 17 section 4
- Supplement 8-B
- Chapter 8 section 4 (review)
- Chapter 19 start of section 1

Wed Mar 16

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Homework #5 due at the start of class.
Homework #6 (pdf) will be distributed, and is due at the start of class on Mon Mar 28.
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 19 rest of section 1

Mon Mar 21

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 19 rest of section 1, start section 2

Wed Mar 23

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Review Supplement 8-B
- Chapter 19 section 2

Mon Mar 28

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Homework #6 due at the start of class.
Homework #7 (pdf) will be distributed, and is due at the start of class on Wed Apr 6.
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 19 section 3

Wed Mar 30

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 19 section 4

Mon Apr 4

Lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
Read for this lecture:
- Chapter 19 section 5

Wed Apr 6

Last lecture 2:30-4 p.m. in River Building 1200
- Review

Fri Apr 8

Homework #7 due by noon at my office (Herzberg 3324).