PHYSICS 273
COURSE OUTLINE
FALL 2010
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Chapter
1 |
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Aug. 30 |
Introduction, Schrödinger
Equation, Probability. |
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Sep. 1 |
Probability, Expectation
Values, Normalization. |
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Sep. 3 |
Position & Momentum
Operators, Algebra of Operators, "Bag o' tricks". |
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Chapter 2 |
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Sep. 8 |
General TDSE solution,
Particle in a Box. |
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Sep 10 |
Particle in a Box. |
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Sep. 13 |
Harmonic Oscillator
– Algebraic Method. |
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Sep. 15 |
Harmonic Oscillator
– Algebraic Method. |
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Sep. 17 |
Harmonic Oscillator
– Analytic Method. |
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Sep. 20 |
Harmonic Oscillator
– Analytic Method. |
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Sep. 22 |
Free Particles. |
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Sep. 24 |
Delta function potential. |
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Sep. 27 |
"Cliff"
potential, Square Well. |
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Sep. 29 |
Square Well. |
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Chapter 3 |
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Oct. 1 |
Hilbert Space, Dirac
Notation, Matrices |
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Oct. 4 |
Eigenvectors, Eigenvalues,
Hermitian Transformations. |
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Oct. 6 |
Function Spaces,
Continuous Spectra. |
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Oct. 8 |
Generalized Statistical
Interpretation. |
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Oct. 11 |
Uncertainty Principle. |
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Chapter 4 |
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Oct. 13 |
QM in 3-D, Particle in a
Box, Hydrogen Atom. |
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Oct. 15 |
Hydrogen Atom. |
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Oct. 18 |
Hydrogen Atom. |
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Oct. 20 |
Hydrogen Atom. |
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Oct. 22 |
Hydrogen Atom. |
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Oct. 25 |
Angular Momentum. |
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Oct. 27 |
Angular Momentum. |
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Oct. 29 |
Angular Momentum. |
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Nov. 1 |
Spin. |
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Nov. 3 |
Spin. |
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Nov. 5 |
Electron in a Magnetic
Field. |
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Nov. 8 |
Addition of Angular
Momenta. |
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Nov. 10 |
Addition of Angular Momenta. |
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Nov. 12 |
Addition of Angular Momenta. |
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Chapter 5 |
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Nov. 15 |
Identical Particles,
Bosons & Fermions. |
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Nov. 17 |
Exchange Forces. |
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Nov. 19 |
Exchange Forces. |
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Nov. 29 |
Solids, Free-Electron Gas. |
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Dec. 1 |
Band Structure. |
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Dec. 3 |
Band Structure. |
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Dec. 6 |
EPR Paradox and Bell’s
Theorem. |
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Dec. 8 |
Mermin’s “Reality Machine”. Course evaluation. |
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Dec. 11 (Saturday) |
Final Exam, 1:30 - 4:15. |