Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30-13:45, P&A 5
The prerequisite is PHYC 491 (Intermediate Quantum Mechanics I).
Monday, 13:00-13:50, P&A 5
Professor Akimasa Miyake
office: P&A 25, email: amiyake_at_unm.edu, office hours: Tuesday 14:00-16:00, otherwise you may arrange a meeting by appointment.
Adrian Chapman
office: P&A 30, email: akchapman_at_unm.edu, office hours: Thursday 10:00-12:00 by contacting him at his office.
J. S. Townsend, "A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics," 2nd Edition (required)
This is an upper-division course for quantum mechanics, and is a sequel to PHYC 491 "Intermediate Quantum Mechanics I" in Fall 2013. As seen in the syllabus, the basics of quantum mechanics are taught in a self-contained manner. The course is suitable for undergraduate or graduate students who like to obtain comprehensive understanding of quantum theory and to master its mathematical treatments from scratch. In case you do not satisfy the above prerequisites, you may still discuss a registration with the instructor.
Its associated problems session PHYC 497 should be registered as well. It is quite important to do exercise, in order to digest notions and methods in quantum mechanics learned in the lectures. The session is used not only to help you to start assignments but also to have mid-term exams.
The final grade will be determined based on performance of mid-term exams and assignments (their weights are 65 % and 35 % respectively, for now). Their problems will be largely selected from the problems found at the end of chapters. Each mid-term exam is arranged after every chapter is completed. That is how you can study rather narrow, clearly-defined selections of materials for every exam, while they are still fresh in your mind. Overall it is expected that your learning is more effective and at the same time the load by the course is less stressful this way.
We plan to finish the textbook over two semesters (Fall 2013 and Spring 2014), so it is expected that we cover the second half of materials in Spring. If time permits, I will explain briefly recent research activities related to quantum mechanics and quantum information.
| Dates |
Subjects |
Assignments/Exams |
| Jan. 20 Mon |
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday | |
| Jan. 21 Tue |
overview |
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| Jan. 23 Thu |
9. Translational and rotational symmetry
in the two-body problem: 9.1-9.3 |
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| Jan. 27 Mon |
No problem session | |
| Jan. 28 Tue |
9. Translational and rotational symmetry
in the two-body problem: 9.3-9.5 |
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| Jan. 30 Thu |
9. Translational and rotational symmetry
in the two-body problem:9.5-9.6 |
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| Feb. 3 Mon |
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No problem session |
| Feb. 4 Tue |
9. Translational and rotational symmetry
in the two-body problem:9.6-9.8 |
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| Feb. 6 Thu |
9. Translational and rotational symmetry
in the two-body problem:9.8-9.9 |
Assignment 1 is
posted |
| Feb. 10 Mon |
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No problem session |
| Feb. 11 Tue |
9. Translational and rotational symmetry
in the two-body problem:9.9 |
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| Feb. 13 Thu |
10. Bound states of central potentials:
10.1-10.2 |
Assignment 1 is due |
| Feb. 17 Mon |
|
Mid-term exam 1, 12-14 |
| Feb. 18 Tue |
10. Bound states of central potentials: 10.2-10.3 | |
| Feb. 20 Thu |
canceled by SQuInT workshop | |
| Feb. 24 Mon |
10. Bound states of central potentials:10.4 (Makeup class at 13) |
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| Feb. 25 Tue |
10. Bound states of central potentials:10.5 | |
| Feb. 27 Thu |
11. Time-independent perturbations: 11.1 | Assignment 2 is posted |
| Mar. 3 Mon |
No problem session |
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| Mar. 4 Tue |
canceled by APS March meeting | |
| Mar. 6 Thu |
11. Time-independent perturbations: 11.1-11.3 | Assignment 2 is due |
| Mar. 10 Mon |
Mid-term exam 2, 12-14 | |
| Mar. 11 Tue |
11. Time-independent perturbations: 11.3-11.4 | |
| Mar. 13 Thu |
11. Time-independent perturbations: 11.4-11.5 | |
| Mar. 17 Mon |
Spring break | |
| Mar. 18 Tue |
Spring break | |
| Mar. 20 Thu |
Spring break | |
| Mar. 24 Mon |
|
No problem session |
| Mar. 25 Tue |
11. Time-independent perturbations: 11.5-11.6 | |
| Mar. 27 Thu |
11. Time-independent perturbations: 11.6-11.7 | Assignment 3 is posted |
| Mar. 31 Mon |
No problem session | |
| Apr. 1 Tue |
12. Identical particles:
12.1 |
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| Apr. 3 Thu |
12. Identical particles: 12.2 | Assignment 3 is due |
| Apr. 7 Mon |
Mid-term exam 3, 12-14 | |
| Apr. 8 Tue |
12. Identical particles: 12.2-12.3 | |
| Apr. 10 Thu |
12. Identical particles:12.3 | Assignment 4 is posted |
| Apr. 14 Mon |
No problem session | |
| Apr. 15 Tue |
12. Identical particles:12.4 | |
| Apr. 17 Thu |
13. Scattering: 13.1 | Assignment 4 is due |
| Apr. 21 Mon |
Mid-term exam 4, 12-14 | |
| Apr. 22 Tue |
13. Scattering: 13.2 | |
| Apr. 24 Thu |
13. Scattering: 13.3-13.4 | |
| Apr. 28 Mon |
No problem session | |
| Apr. 29 Tue |
13. Scattering: 13.4-13.5 | |
| May 1 Thu |
14.
Photons and Atoms: 14.1 |
Assignment 5 is posted |
| May 5 Mon |
|
No problem session |
| May 6 Tue |
14. Photons and Atoms:14.2 | |
| May 8 Thu |
14. Photons and Atoms:14.3 | Assignment 5 is due |
| May 15 Thu |
final week |
Mid-term exam 5, 10-12 |
Students may study subjects of assignments together, but everyone is expected to prepare his/her original answer sheets.
1. Assignment due on February 13 (Thu) [Problems: 9.7, 9.10, 9.17, 9.19, 9.20 Solutions posted on Feb. 14]
2. Assignment due on March 6 (Thu) [Problems: 10.1, 10.3, 10.4, 10.12, 10.18 Solutions posted on Mar. 7]
3. Assignment due on April 3 (Thu) [Problems: 11.3, 11.5, 11.9, 11.16, 11.18 Solutions posted on Apr. 4]
4. Assignment due on April 17 (Thu) [Problems: 12.2, 12.3, 12.7, 12.8, 12.10 Solutions posted on Apr. 18]
5. Assignment due on May 8 (Thu) [Problems: 13.2, 13.4, 13.8, 13.10, 14.5 Solutions posted on May 9]
Mid-term exams are held during the Monday problems session in a closed-book format. No communication with other students is allowed during the exams.
1. Mid-term exam, 12:00-14:00 on February 17 (Mon) [Materials covered in the chapter 9 Solutions]
2. Mid-term exam, 12:00-14:00 on March 10 (Mon) [Materials covered in the chapter 10 Solutions]
3. Mid-term exam, 12:00-14:00 on April 7 (Mon) [Materials covered in the chapter 11 Solutions]
4. Mid-term exam, 12:00-14:00 on April 21 (Mon) [Materials covered in the chapter 12 Solutions]
5. Mid-term exam, 10:00-12:00 on May 15 (Thu) at Room 5 [Materials taught in the class about the chapters 13 and 14 Solutions]