Lectures: TuTh 11:00am
-- 12:15pm, UPL110.
Lecturer: Nick Bonesteel
Office: 410 Keen (Physics Department); A313 (Magnet Lab)
Tel.: (850) 644-2516
(Department); (850) 644-7805 (Magnet Lab)
E-mail: bonestee@magnet.fsu.edu
Office Hours: Office hours will be held on Monday from 1:30pm –
3:30pm and Wednesday from 12:30pm – 2:30pm in 410 Keen. If these times are not convenient, please
feel free to contact me at any time to arrange an appointment. (The best
way to do this is by e-mail.)
Course Descriptions: This is the
first semester of a two semester graduate level course covering the theory of
quantum mechanics. This theory is at the
heart of much of our current understanding of the physical world and is the
basis of most branches of modern physics (particle physics, nuclear physics,
condensed matter physics, etc.). The
goal of the course is to cover the main concepts and tools for applying quantum
mechanics to a variety of different problems.
Main Text: J.J Sakurai and J. Napolitano, Modern Quantum Mechanics (Second Edition), (Addison-Wesley, 2011). (amazon.com). Available at the FSU Bookstore.
Other Useful Texts:
Course Web Page:http://courses.physics.fsu.edu/~phy5645-fall19/
Outline of Course Content (Tentative):
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Chapter |
Topic |
Week |
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______________________________________ |
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Ch. 1 |
Fundamental Concepts |
1-3 |
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Ch. 2 |
Quantum Dynamics |
4-7 |
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Ch. 3 |
Quantum Theory of Angular Momentum |
8-11 |
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Ch. 4 |
Symmetry in Quantum Theory |
12-14 |
Course
Work: Course grades will be determined by your performance on the
assigned problem sets, two midterm exams, and a final exam.
The percentage contribution of each to the overall grade will be as follows
Problem sets will be generally be assigned every Tuesday, and will be due at the beginning of class on the following Tuesday. Solutions will be posted on canvas. No late homework will be accepted except for the case of excused absences (see below). Discussion of the homework among students is encouraged, but each student should hand in his/her own solutions. Since a significant portion of your final grade will come from these weekly assignments, homework will be accepted and graded only if written in a neat and orderly fashion, and if the answers are justified by showing complete work.
Homework Assignments:
·
HW#1:
(Stern-Gerlach Experiment; Kets,
Bras, Operators, and Matrices) Click here
for pdf. Due: Thursday, Sep. 5. (DEADLINE EXTENDED TO TUESDAY, SEP. 10.)
·
HW#2: (More Kets, Bras, Operators,
and Matrices; Generalized Uncertainty Relation) Click here for pdf. Due: Tuesday, Sep. 17.
·
HW#3: (Fun with Pauli Matrices; More Operators and Matrices;
Position Representation) Click here
for pdf. Due: Tuesday, Sep. 24.
·
HW#4: (Momentum Representation, Time Evolution, Spin Precession [Schrödinger
Picture]) Click here for
pdf. Due: Tuesday, Oct. 1.
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HW#5: (More Time Evolution: Free Particle Motion [Schrödinger Picture], Spin
Precession and Free Particle Motion [Heisenberg Picture]) Click here for
pdf. Due: Tuesday, Oct. 9.
·
MIDTERM
1: Tuesday, Oct. 15
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HW#6: (One-Dimensional Potential Problems) Click here for
pdf. Due: Tuesday, Oct. 22.
·
HW#7: (Harmonic Oscillator) Click here for
pdf. Due: Thursday, Oct. 31.
·
HW#8: (Three-Dimensional Wave Equation, Infinitesimal Rotations and
Angular Momentum Commutation Relations; Pauli Matrices and Spin-1/2 Rotation
Operators) Click here for
pdf. Due: Thursday, Nov. 7.
·
HW#9:
(Quantum Theory of
Angular Momentum, Spin-1/2) Click here
for pdf. Due: Thursday, Nov. 15.
·
MIDTERM
2: Thursday, Nov. 21.
·
HW#10:
(Orbital
Angular Momentum and Spherical Harmonics; Spherically Symmetric Potentials; The
Hydrogen Atom) Click here
for pdf. Due: Friday, Dec. 6.
Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 12:30pm --- 2:30 pm, UPL
110
Homework Solutions will be posted on the course Canvas page.
University Attendance Policy:
Excused absences include documented illness, deaths in the family and other
documented crises, call to active military duty or jury duty, religious holy days,
and official University activities. These absences will be accommodated in a
way that does not arbitrarily penalize students who have a valid excuse.
Consideration will also be given to students whose dependent children
experience serious illness.
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Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should:
(1) register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource
Center; and
(2) bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation and
what type. This should be done during the first week of class.
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upon request.
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Syllabus Change
Policy:
Except for changes that substantially affect implementation of the evaluation
(grading) statement, this syllabus is a guide for the course and is subject to
change with advance notice.