Phys 522	Quantum Mechanics II      Spring 2010
	A pdf document describes the objectives, content, pedagogy, methods of evaluation, and policies of this course. You should read this document carefully at the beginning of the course and consult it whenever you have questions about how the course is administered. The course syllabus provides a complete schedule and is also your gateway to all the material for the course: lecture notes, special handouts, homework assignments, challenge problems, exams, and solution sets, all which are available as pdf files linked to the syllabus.
	Basic information
Instructor	Professor Carlton M. Caves Office: P&A 28 Office phone: 277-8674 Cell phone: 350-8963 E-mail: caves@info.phys.unm.edu
Lectures	TTh 9:30-10:50 am P&A 184 Call number: 27010
Problem session	Th, 7:00-9:00 pm, P&A 184 Phys 551.057 (Call number 16820) You must register for 1 credit hour in the problem session.
Office hours	T 11:00 am-3:00 pm
Textbook	Quantum Mechanics, Vol. II, by C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, and F. Laloe (CT-II)
Exams	Four take-home midterm exams scattered through the semester
Grading	Homework 35% Exams 65% (counting 20%, 20%, 12.5%, and 12.5%)
Teaching Assistant	Xuefeng Zhang E-mail: zxf@unm.edu Office hours: W 12 noon-2:00 pm, Room 38
	The following textbooks provide review and additional perspective on the material we are covering. They are on reserve in the main office for use in the building or overnight. Quantum Mechanics, Vol. I, by C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, and F. Laloe (CT-I) Principles of Quantum Mechanics, by R. Shankar (Sh) Lectures on Quantum Mechanics, by G. Baym (B) Quantum Mechanics, 3rd Ed., by E. Merzbacher (Mer) Quantum Mechanics, Vols. I and II, by A. Messiah (Mes-I and Mes-II) Modern Quantum Mechanics, Revised Ed., by J. Sakurai (Sa)