PHYS 486 Fall 2020
PHYS 486 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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Here is a tentative course schedule (under construction):
The reading assignments are relevant for the Checkpoints, which are due before each lecture.
G in the reading assignments refers to Thomson Griffiths (Introduction to Quantum Mechanics), and L refers to the Lecture notes.
Formulae-486 Formulae-CGTables Formulae-1DMath Formulae-3DMath
| Week | Date | Topic | Reading | Checkpt | Homework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
25 Aug 27 Aug |
Introduction
Chat Momentum and Uncertainty Chat |
G Preface, G § 1.1-4, L Ch.I G § 1.5-6, L Ch.II |
CP 1 CP 2 |
HW 1 Solutions |
|
| 2 |
01 Sep 03 Sep |
Stationary States
Chat Infinite Square Well board notes Chat |
G § 2.1, L Ch.III G § 2.2 |
CP 3 CP 4 |
HW 2 Solutions |
|
| 3 |
08 Sep 10 Sep |
Harmonic Oscillator
board notes
Chat Free Particle board notes Chat |
G § 2.3 G § 2.4 |
CP 5 CP 6 |
HW 3 Solutions |
|
| 4 |
15 Sep 17 Sep |
Delta Function Potential
Chat Finite Square Well board notes Chat |
G § 2.5 G § 2.6 |
CP 7 CP 8 | No HW | |
| 5 |
22 Sep 24 Sep |
Review
Chat Exam I Solutions | G § 1-2 |
CP 9 no CP |
HW 4 Solutions |
|
| 6 |
29 Sep 01 Oct |
QM Axioms
notes
Chat
Inner Product Spaces I notes Chat | G § 3.1-3 | no CP |
Disc 6
Solutions
HW 6 Solutions |
|
| 7 |
06 Oct 08 Oct |
Inner Product Spaces II
notes
Chat
Matrix Representation notes Chat |
G § 3.6 G § 3.4 | no CP |
Disc 7
Solutions HW 7 Solutions |
|
| 8 |
13 Oct 15 Oct |
Master Probability Formula
notes
Chat
Other-basis Wavefunctions notes Chat | G § 3.4 | no CP |
Disc 8
Solutions HW 8 Solutions |
|
| 9 |
20 Oct 22 Oct |
Commutators: part 1
notes (2 lectures) Chat Chat | G § 3.5 | no CP |
Disc 9
Solutions No HW |
|
| 10 |
27 Oct 29 Oct |
Commutators: part 2
notes
Chat
Exam II Practice Midterm 2 solution combined notes weeks 6,7,8 Review Session Part 1 Part 2 | G § 4.1 | no CP |
Disc 10
Solutions
No HW |
|
| 11 |
03 Nov 05 Nov |
No lecture (election holiday)
3D Problems in Spherical Coordinates Chat |
G § 2.3.2 G § 4.1,2 | no CP |
Disc 11
Solutions HW 11 Solutions |
|
| 12 |
10 Nov 12 Nov |
Ylm & Polynomial Method: part 1
Chat
Ylm & Polynomial Method: part 2 Chat notes (3 lectures) |
G § 2.3.2 G § 4.1,2,3 | no CP |
Disc 12
Solutions HW 12 Solutions |
|
| 13 |
17 Nov 19 Nov |
Spherical Harmonics wrapup
notes
Chat
3D Probability; Spin notes Chat | G § 4.4 | no CP |
Disc 13
Solutions no HW |
|
| -- |
24 Nov 26 Nov | Thanksgiving Break | ||||
| 14 |
01 Dec 03 Dec |
J: unification, quantization
Chat
J: addition Chat | G § 4.4 | no CP |
Disc 14
Solutions HW 13 Solutions |
|
| 15 |
08 Dec 10 Dec |
Clebsch-Gordan tables
Chat
Clebsch-Gordan practice Chat combined notes weeks 14,15 | G § 4.4 | no CP | No HW | |
| 16 |
15 Dec 17 Dec |
Final exam:
Friday, 18 Dec 2020, 1:30-4:30PM
All Formulae in one file : Formulae-486-ALL Review Sessions collected in one place ... for : Midterm 2 : Part 1 Part 2 notes Final (material after MT2) : Part 1 Part 2 notes Midterm2 Questions Midterm2 Solution | ||||