Course Webpage for PHYS-530A (2016 Spring) at SIU--Carbondale

Course Webpage for
PHYS 530A: Quantum Mechanics-II (2016 Spring)
Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale
Last updated: May 10, 2016. (This page is no more maintained.)

General information:
- Instructor: K. V. Shajesh (Office: Neckers 491, Tel.: +1-618-453-5212)
- Class meetings: TR 9:35-10:50 AM, in Neckers 410.
- Office hours for instructor: TR 11:00AM-Noon; MWF 1:00PM-1:30PM; MTWRF 3:00PM-3:30PM.
- Syllabus for the course. The Provost Office has put together a Syllabus Attachment to assist the student. It lists and provides web links for many elements that are important for a student.
Grades will be posted on SIU Online (password protected).
Relevant references:
- PHYS-530A Course webpage for 2014 Spring.
- Quantum Mechanics: Symbolism of Atomic Measurements, by J. Schwinger, edited by B.-G. Englert.
- Schwinger's Quantum Action Principle, by K. A. Milton.
- K. A. Milton's lecture notes:
  - http://www.nhn.ou.edu/~milton/p3803-12.html
  - http://www.nhn.ou.edu/~milton/p4803-12.html
Homeworks:
1. Homework set No. 01 and past year solutions.
2. Homework set No. 02 and past year solutions.
3. Homework set No. 03 and solutions.
4. Homework set No. 04 and solutions.
5. Homework set No. 05 and solutions.
6. Homework set No. 06 and solutions.
7. Homework set No. 07 and past year solutions.
8. Homework set No. 08 and solutions.
9. Homework set No. 09 and past year solutions.
10. Homework set No. 10 and past year solutions.
Exams:
1. Preview of Midterm Exam 01
2. Past Midterm Exam 01 and solutions.
3. Midterm Exam 01 and solutions.
4. Midterm Exam 02 and solutions.
5. Preview of Midterm Exam 03
6. Midterm Exam 03 and solutions.
7. Final Exam and solutions.

More information:

Additional references:
- Quantum Mechanics, by L. I. Schiff.
- Quantum Mechanics, by E. Merzbacher.
- Principles of Quantum Mechanics, by R. Shankar.
- Modern Quantum Mechanics, by J. J. Sakurai.
- Quantum Mechanics, by C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, and F. Lalo\"{e}.
Evaluation:

Homework 30%

Midterm Exams (3x16.7%) 50%

Final Exam 20%

Exam schedule:

Midterm Exam 1 --- February 18 (Thursday, in class)

Midterm Exam 2 --- March 22 (Tuesday, in class)

Midterm Exam 3 --- April 21 (Thursday, in class)

Final Exam --- May 12 (Thursday, 8:00-10:00AM)

Last updated on May 10, 2016 (and is no more maintained) by K V Shajesh (kvshajesh@gmail.com).

Midterm Exam 1	---	February 18 (Thursday, in class)
Midterm Exam 2	---	March 22 (Tuesday, in class)
Midterm Exam 3	---	April 21 (Thursday, in class)
Final Exam	---	May 12 (Thursday, 8:00-10:00AM)

Homework	30%
Midterm Exams (3x16.7%)	50%
Final Exam	20%