PHYS 487 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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Week |
Date |
Lecture |
Discussion |
Homework |
Reading |
1 |
08/22 |
Review of Phys486 |
No Discussion |
|
|
08/24 |
Symmetries and Transformations in Quantum Mechanics |
6.1, 6.2 |
2 |
08/29 |
Symmetry and Degeneracy |
Discussion 1
solutions
|
HW1 (due 09/6)
solutions
|
6.3--6.5 |
08/31 |
Symmetry and Degeneracy |
6.6, 6.8 |
3 |
09/05 |
Labor Day |
Discussion 2
solutions
|
HW2 (due 9/13)
solutions
|
7.1 |
09/07 |
Time-independent perturbation theory I |
4 |
09/12 |
Time-independent perturbation theory II |
Discussion 3
solutions
|
HW3 (due 9/20)
solutions
|
7.1, 7.2 |
09/14 |
Degenerate perturbation theory |
7.2 |
5 |
09/19 |
Relativistic effects in the hydrogen atom |
Discussion 4
solutions
|
none |
7.3.1 |
09/21 |
Spin-orbit coupling |
7.3.1, 7.3.2 |
6 |
09/26 |
Review |
No Discussion |
HW4 (due 10/4) (due 10/11)
solutions
|
|
09/28 |
Midterm 1
Formula Sheet
Solutions
|
7 |
10/03 |
Essential QM problems |
Discussion 5
solutions
|
HW5 (due 10/11)
|
7.3.2, 4.4.3 |
10/05 |
Addition of angular momentum |
7.3.2, 4.4.3 |
8 |
10/10 |
Zeeman effect |
Discussion 6
solutions
|
HW5 (due 10/18)
solutions
|
7.4 |
10/12 |
The variational principle |
8.1,8.2 |
9 |
10/17 |
The hydrogen ion and the helium atom |
Discussion 7
solutions
|
HW6 (due 10/25)
solutions
|
8.3, 8.4 |
10/19 |
Time dependent Hamiltonians |
11.1 |
10 |
10/24 |
Time-dependent perturbation theory |
Discussion 8
solutions
|
HW7 (due 11/1)
solutions
|
11.1, 11.2 |
10/26 |
Emission and absortion of radiation |
11.2, 11.3 |
11 |
11/31 |
Spontaneous emission and Fermi's golden Rule |
Discussion 9
solutions
|
none |
11.4 |
11/02 |
Adiabatic approximation |
11.5 |
12 |
11/07 |
Midterm 2
Formula Sheet
Solutions
|
No Discussion |
HW8 (due 11/29)
solutions
|
11.5 |
11/09 |
Adiabatic theorem and geometric phases |
13 |
11/14 |
coupling to EM fields |
Discussion 10
solutions
|
none |
4.5 |
11/16 |
Aharonov-Bohm |
4.5 |
14 |
11/21 |
Thanksgiving break |
No Discussion |
none |
|
11/23 |
Thanksgiving break |
15 |
11/28 |
Free electron gas |
Discussion 11
solutions
|
HW 9 (due 12/06)
solutions
|
5.3.1 |
11/30 |
Electrons in solids |
5.3.2 |
16 |
12/05 |
review/synthesis |
No Discussion |
none |
|
12/07 |
Questions |
|
12/16 |
Final exam
Formula sheet
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