Phys 522   Quantum Mechanics II       Spring 2010

Syllabus

The syllabus provides a complete schedule for the course and access to all the web-based material. Click on the appropriate document below to get a pdf file for lecture notes, special handouts, homework assignments, challenge problems, exams, and solution sets. The two rightmost columns below give the relevant sections of the main textbook and of the additional texts that are available for review and perspective.

Objectives, Content, Pedagogy, Methods of Evaluation, and Policies: You should read this pdf document carefully at the beginning of the course and consult it whenever you have questions about how the course is administered.

Homework	Class session	Lecture subjects, problem sessions, and exams	CT II	Perspective and review
HW #1 (Out 1-19) CP #1 Solutions	T, 1-19	L1: Electron spin. I L1-2	IX AIX	CT-I IV Sh 14 B 14 Mer 16
	Th, 1-21	L2: Electron spin. II
	PS, 1-21	CP #1
	T, 1-26	L3: Angular momentum. I L3-8	X AX BX CX DX	CT-I VI Sh 15 B 6,15,17 Mer 11,17 Mes-II XIII Sa 3
HW #2 (Out 1-26) CP #2(a) Solutions	Th, 1-28	L4: Angular momentum. II
	PS, 1-28	CP #2(a)
	T, 2-2	L5: Angular momentum. III
	Th, 2-4	L6: Angular momentum. IV
	PS, 2-4	CP #2(a)
	T, 2-9	L7: Angular momentum. V
	Th, 2-11	L8: Angular momentum. VI
	PS, 2-11	CP #2(b) (an extra problem for your enlightenment) Solution
	Su, 2-14	Midterm Exam #1 (Lectures 1-8, 20% of grade) Out 8:00 am Due at noon, Monday, 2-15 (in TA's mailbox) Solutions
HW #3 (Out 2-16) CP #3 Solutions	T, 2-16	L9: Symmetries and conservation laws. I L9-10 Notes on antilinear operators		Sh 11 Mer 17 Mes-II XV Sa 4
	Th, 2-18	L10: Symmetries and conservation laws. II
	PS, 2-18	No problem session
	T, 2-23	L11: Stationary perturbation theory. I L11-13	XI AXI BXI EXI	Sh 16,17 B 11 Mer 8,18 Mes-II XVI,XVIII Sa 5.1-5.2, 5.4
	Th, 2-25	L12: Stationary perturbation theory. II
	PS, 2-25	CP #3
	T, 3-2	No lecture
	Th, 3-4	L13: Stationary perturbation theory. III
	PS, 3-4	L14: Hydrogen spectroscopy. I L14-16	XII AXII BXII EXII	CT-I VII Sh 13 B 6,7,20 Mer 12 Mes-I IX,XI Sa 5.5-5.8
	T, 3-9	L15: Hydrogen spectroscopy. II
HW #4 (Out 3-4) CP #4 Solutions	Th, 3-11	L16: Hydrogen spectroscopy. III
	PS, 3-11	CP #4
	T, 3-16	Spring Break
	Th, 3-18	Spring Break
	T, 3-23	No lecture
	Th, 3-25	No lecture
	PS, 3-25	No problem session
	F, 3-26	Midterm Exam #2 (Lectures 9-16, 20% of grade) Out 8:00 am Due at noon, Saturday, 3-27 (in TA's mailbox) Solutions
HW #5 (Out 3-30) CP #5 Solutions	T, 3-30	L17: Time-dependent perturbation theory. I L17-21	XIII AXIII BXII CXIII DXII	Sh 18 B 12,13 Mer 19 Mes-II XVII Sa
	Th, 4-1	L18: Time-dependent perturbation theory. II
	PS, 4-1	No problem session
	T, 4-6	L19: Time-dependent perturbation theory. III
	Th, 4-8	L20: Time-dependent perturbation theory. IV
	PS, 4-8	CP #5
	T, 4-13	L21: Time-dependent perturbation theory. V
	Th, 4-15	No lecture
	PS, 4-15	CP #5
	T, 4-20	L22: Scattering theory. I L22-26	VIII	Sh 19 B 9,10 Mer 13,20 Mes-I X Mes-II XIX Sa 7
HW #6 (Out 4-20) CP #6 Solutions	Th, 4-22	No lecture
	PS, 4-22	No problem session
	F, 4-23	Midterm Exam #3 (Lectures 17-21, 12.5% of grade) Out 8:00 am Due at noon, Saturday, 4-24 (in TA's mailbox) Solutions
	T, 4-27	L23: Scattering theory. II
	Th, 4-29	L24: Scattering theory. III
	PS, 4-29	No problem session
	T, 5-4	L25: Scattering theory. IV
	Th, 5-6	L26: Scattering theory. V
	PS, 5-6	CP #6
	5-7
	Sa, 5-8	Midterm Exam #4 (Lectures 22-26, 12.5% of grade) Out 8:00 am Due at noon, Sunday, 5-9 (in TA's mailbox) Canceled