Quantum Mechanics

2003 Spring, New Mexico Tech, Physics 516 Section 1


Instructor: Prof. David Jeffery, Workman Center Rm 313, Tel: 505-835-5226, Email: jeffery@kestrel.nmt.edu Office Hours: MTWF 2:00--4:00 pm (Make an appointment if you need to see the instructor for sure.)
Class: MWF 1:00--1:50 pm, Workman Center 352
Text: Gordon Baym: Lectures on Quantum Mechanics supplemented by Walter A. Harrison: Applied Quantum Mechanics
Homeworks Usually, homeworks assignments are given Mondays with solution sheets on the following Mondays: the students self-mark their assignments and report their marks as soon as possible.

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Current Pages: Physics 516, 2003 Spring

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Tentative Schedule: 2003 Spring

Note: This schedule is a work in progress.

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Week of       Chapter Readings, etc.
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January 20    Chapt.  13:  Interaction of Radiation with Matter    3 lectures
               Homework 1  
               Homework 1 Solutions 


January 27    Chapt.  14:  Spin                                    3 lectures
               Homework 2 
               Homework 2 Solutions 


February 3    Chapt.  15:  Addition of Angular Momentum            3 lectures
               Homework 3 
               Solutions to Homework 3 


February 10   Chapt.  17:  Rotations and Tensor Operators          3 lectures 
               Homework 4 
               Solutions to Homework 4 


February 17   Chapt.  19:  Second Quantization                     3 lectures
               Homework 5 
               Solutions to Homework 5 
              Class Test 1:  Feb. 19 Wednesday
               Solutions to Test 1 


February 24   Chapt. 20:  Just the Fermi-Thomas Atom              1 lecture
              Chapt.  9:  Potential Scattering                    3 lectures
               Homework 6 
               Solutions to Homework 6 


March 3       Chapt. 10:  Coulomb Scattering                      3 lectures
               Homework 7 
               Solutions to Homework 7 


March 10      Spring Break week


March 17      Chapt. 22:  Klein-Gordon Equation                  2 lectures
               Homework 9 
               Solutions to Homework 9 
              Class Test 2:  Mar. 19 Wednesday
               Test 2 Solutions 


March 24      Chapt. 22:  Klein-Gordon Equation                  3 lectures
               Homework 10 
               Solutions to Homework 10 


March 31      Chapt. 23:  Dirac Equation                         3 lectures
               Homework 11 
               Solutions to Homework 11 
              Last day to withdraw or switch to S/U is April 1 Tuesday


April 7       Chapt. 23:  Dirac Equation                         3 lectures 
               Homework 12 
               Solutions to Homework 12 


April 14      Catching up and Special Topics                     3 lectures 
               Homework 13 
               Solutions to Homework 13 
              Class Test 3:  Apr. 16 Wednesday
               Test 3 Solutions 


April 21      Catching up and Special Topics                     3 lectures 
               Homework 14 
               Solutions to Homework 14 


April 28      Catching up and Special Topics                     3 lectures 
               Homework 15 
               Solutions to Homework 15 


May 5         Catching up and Special Topics                     3 lectures 
               Homework 16 
               Solutions to Homework 16 


May 12        Finals Week 
              Final Exam Schedule ??? 
              Date: May 12 ????
              Time:  ???? 
              Location: ??? 
              Duration: 3 hours
               Test 4 Solutions 

May 15        Grades will be submitted to Registrar  ????
              Queries to the instructor about grades must be made prior
              to submission:   the earlier, the better.
              With any luck, last tests will be marked and
              grades will be posted May ???, sometime in
              the afternoon.