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Physics 273 |
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Department
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Fall 2010 |
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General Information |
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Title: Quantum
Mechanics I, CRN 91142. Time: MWF
Instructor: K.
Spartalian, A406 Cook. Phone:
656-0047 (direct), 656-2644 (department). email: Kevork.Spartalian@uvm.edu. Office
Hours: Mon 3 Textbook: Introduction
to Quantum Mechanics, Second edition (2005) by David J. Griffiths,
Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-111892-7. Topics: The
topics to be covered will include Time-Dependent and Time-Independent
Schrödinger Equation; Applications in One, Two and Three Dimensions;
Matrix Mechanics; Angular Momentum in Quantum Mechanics; Quantum
Statistics. Homework: A
finite number of problems will be given and collected on a regular
basis. See "Homework Procedures" for details. Exams: Two
mid-term exams and one final, equally weighted, will account for 30% of
the course grade. Homework will account for 55% and in-class
performance will account for the final 15%. Grade Thresholds:
Regardless of exam and in-class performance, students must
have a homework grade of 50% or better to pass the course and a homework
grade of 75% or better to qualify for a letter grade better than C+. Attendance: Attendance
is mandatory. Even though attendance will not be taken, in a class of
10 students (or fewer), one absence is 10% of the total (or higher) and is,
therefore, highly noticeable. By definition, students who do not attend
show poor in-class performance. Prerequisites: Working
familiarity with basic material in differential equations course and a linear
algebra course is essential. Students will be expected to
preclude religious arguments from physical derivations, to use their minds
constructively in order to justify their statements, and to eschew Procrustean methods
when developing physical proofs. |