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\leftline{\bfc Physics 404: Advanced Modern Physics II: Section 01}
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\leftline{\bfa Syllabus: 2000 Fall}
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\parsyl {\bfa Instructor:} Prof.~David Jeffery, Garrison House
Rm 611, Tel: 208-282-3049,
Email: jeffery@physics.isu.edu,
Office Hours: MTWRF 2:00--4:00 pm
(Make an appointment if you need to see the instructor for sure.)
\parsyl {\bfa Course Grader:} ??????
\parsyl {\bfa Time and Place:} MWF 8:00--8:50 am,
Garrison House Rm 616
\leftline{{\bfa Course Section Webpage:}
http://www.physics.isu.edu/{\tt\~{}}jeffery/phy404p/index.html}
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\parsyl {\bfa Prerequisites:} Physics 403.
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\parsyl {\bfa Texts:}
Michael A. Morrison "Understanding Quantum Mechanics" (M1)
1st Edition and "Understanding More Quantum Mechanics" (M2)
1st Edition.
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\parsyl {\bfa Catalog Course Description:} Three Credits.
The elementary principles of quantum mechanics and an introduction to atomic,
solid state, and nuclear physics.
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\parsyl {\bfa Supplementary Course Description:} This is essentially a second
course in quantum mechanics.
We go beyond the first things one learns to get a fairly complete picture
of basic quantum mechanics.
The emphasis is on completing the study of very basic principles
in the M1 book and then studying atomic physics from the M2 book.
Solid state and nuclear physics may get a passing nod,
but they arn't covered per~se in our texts
and they come up in other courses.
And we'll have some fun too.
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\parsyl {\bfa Evaluation and Grading:} The 4 grading categories, their
weightings, and their drops are:
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\settabs\+\indent & comprehensive final exam (2 hours)\qquad
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\+& weekly homeworks &$\leq 10\,$\% & 1 drop \cr
\+& 3 in-class tests &$45\,$\% &no drop \cr
\+& term paper &$15\,$\% &no drop \cr
\+& comprehensive final exam (2 hours) &$\geq 30\,$\% &no drop \cr
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\hskip 20pt As this is a senior year course, students are expected to
to be at the A-B level.
But lower grades are quite possible.
Preliminary letter grades based cumulative average marks
will be assigned according to lower bound scheme:
A 90$\,$\%,
A$-$ 87$\,$\%,
B$+$ 84$\,$\%,
B 80$\,$\%,
B$-$ 77$\,$\%,
C$+$ 74$\,$\%,
C 70$\,$\%,
C$-$ 67$\,$\%,
D$+$ 64$\,$\%,
D 60$\,$\%,
D$-$ 57$\,$\%,
F 0$\,$\%.
The instructor will, however, make a final judgment on letter grades at the
end of the course.
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\parsyl {\bfa Eposting of Marks and Grades:} Marks and grades
will be eposted at the course section webpage.
Eposting will only be for
those students who have requested their marks and grades be eposted
with a signature
and have given an confidential alias: no social security number or
recognizable parts of your own name.
The alias is only for eposting: use your real name on all items
(homeworks and exams) that are handed in.
The homeworks and exams will be handed back in class.
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\parsyl {\bfa Homeworks:} There will be weekly homeworks usually
assigned on Mondays and usually due on the following Monday at 5:00~pm.
The homeworks will consist of questions from the texts and other sources:
the text questions for the week will be/are eposted on
the course schedule at the course section webpage.
Solutions to the homeworks will be eposted on the course schedule
after the deadline.
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\parsyl {\bfa Term Paper:} A term paper is required that is tentatively
due November~6 Monday.
A paragraph outlining a tentative topic of the paper is due September~18
Monday.
The paper should be of order 10 pages single-spaced.
The size requirment is there so that you have space to develop a theme
and to organize its presentation.
The paper must be more than a perfunctory effort.
There is an emphasis on style, intelligibility, and cogency.
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\hskip 20 pt What is it to be about?
Several possibilities.
It could be a book review of a non-technical, popular book on
quantum mechanics such as those listed on p.~13--14 of M1.
But a book review is not a summary: it should be a critique and
an extension of theme/themes.
Another idea is to research some modern quantum mechanics topic.
{\it Physics Today} often has articles on hot quantum mechanical
experiments, applications, and controversies:
read such an article and follow up the subject.
The web gives huge resources.
One can also try contacting the authors directly: not strictly
necessary, but often sort of fun.
A third idea is to delve into numerical quantum mechanics: a subject
we won't directly cover.
How is that people do numerical quantum mechanics or get around doing it
by a classical approach.
For instance, classical trajectory Monte Carlo (CTMC) is a classical
calculation method for time-dependent quantum systems: how good is it?
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\parsyl {\bfa Make-ups:} Make-ups on exams are possible, but the
student must have a good reason for needing one and must ask for it
promptly.
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\parsyl {\bfa Disabilities:} If you have a disability that may
require assistance or accommodation,
you should contact the ADA and Disabilities Resource Center
(Gravely Hall Lobby Rm~123, Campus Box 8121, Tel: 208-282-3599)
for questions about these services.
You can also speak to me.
In particular if you have any special emergency
evacuation needs, you should let me know.
The webpage for ADA and Disabilities Resource Center is
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\itemc.\ \ What is the momentum operator?
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\itemc.\ \ Can we know more about a quantum state than what
the wave function tells us?
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\itemc.\ \ Determinism or probabilism: which do you prefer?
How about nature?
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\itemc.\ \ Do you have personal internet access?
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\itemc.\ \ If you would like to have your marks and grades
eposted at the course section webpage, give an unidentifiable
alias (no social security numbers or recognizable parts of your own name)
and sign to give permission for eposting.
The alias should be 14 characters or less in length.
You may include small and large letters, numbers, spaces, and the
special symbols \verbatim=,-.'%*@=.
{\bf NOTE:} The alias is only for eposting: hand in
items with your real name only.
Remember your alias!
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\noindent {\bfb Tear this page off and hand it in.}
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