PHYS 486 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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G in the reading assignments refers to Griffiths (Introduction to Quantum Mechanics).
| Week | Date | Topic | Reading | Discussions | Homework | |
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| 1 | 17 Jan 19 Jan |
Introduction | G Preface, G § 1.1-4 |
no discussions this week |
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| 2 | 24 Jan 26 Jan |
The Schrodinger equation |
G 1.5-6 G 2.1-2 |
HW1 (due 1/31) |
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| 3 | 31 Jan 02 Feb |
Solving the Time-Indept Schr. Eq. |
G 2.1-2 G 2.6 (bound |
HW2 (due 2/7) |
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| 4 | 07 Feb 09 Feb |
free particle transmission and reflection |
G 2.6 G 2.4 |
HW3 (due 2/14) |
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| 5 | 14 Feb 16 Feb |
SHO position space QM as linear algebra |
G 2.3.2
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HW4 ( |
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| 6 | 21 Feb 23 Feb |
QM as linear algebra: operators Commutation relations and uncertainty |
G 3.1-3.3 G 3.4-3.5, 3.6 |
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| 7 | 28 Feb 02 Mar |
Review and synthesis Exam I (covers first 9 lectures) |
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| 8 | 07 Mar 09 Mar |
SHO take II: operators 3D, central potentials |
G 2.3.1 G 4.1 |
HW5 (due 3/22) |
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| 9 | 21 Mar 23 Mar |
3D, central potentials Angular momentum |
G 4.3 |
HW6 (due 3/29) |
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| 10 | 28 Mar 30 Mar |
Angular momentum wavefunctions review and synthesis |
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| 11 | 04 Apr 06 Apr |
Exam II No class |
G 4.1 | D10 | Midterm II Solution | |
| 12 | 11 Apr 13 Apr |
Coulomb potential Spin |
G 4.2, G 4.4.1,4.4.2 |
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| 13 | 18 Apr 20 Apr |
Identical particles |
G 5.1 G 5.2 |
HW8 (due 4/26) |
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| 12 | 25 Apr 27 Apr |
entanglement quantum computing |
G 12.1-12.2 |
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| 15 | 02 May |
Review and synthesis |
G § 4.4 | |||
| 16 |
Final exam: TBA |
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