Course Webpage for PHYS-440 (2017 Fall) at SIU--Carbondale

Course Webpage for
PHYS 440: Quantum Mechanics (2017 Fall)
Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale
Last updated: Dec 15, 2017. (This page is no more maintained.)

General information:
- Instructor: K. V. Shajesh (Office: Neckers 491, Tel.: +1-618-453-5212)
- Class meetings: TR 2-3:15 PM, in Neckers 410.
- Office hours for instructor: MWF 12:30-1:30PM.
- 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:
- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, by D. J. Griffiths. (Available in archive.org.)
- Principles of Quantum Mechanics, by P. A. M. Dirac. (Available in archive.org.)
- Quantum Mechanics: Symbolism of Atomic Measurements, by J. Schwinger, edited by B.-G. Englert.
- PHYS-530A Course webpage for 2014 Spring.
- 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 (Pauli matrices)
2. Homework set No. 02 (Stern-Gerlach experiment)
3. Homework set No. 03 (Heisenberg uncertainty relation)
4. Homework set No. 04 (Harmonic oscillator)
5. Homework set No. 05 (Notes on harmonic oscillator)
6. Homework set No. 06 (Charge in a magnetic field)
7. Homework set No. 07 (Jaynes-Cummings model)
8. Homework set No. 08 (Perturbation theory)
9. Homework set No. 09 (Angular momentum)
10. Homework set No. 10 (Angular momentum addition)
11. Homework set No. 11 (Hydrogen atom)
12. Homework set No. 12: (Scattering amplitude, Sections IIA, IVA, IVC, IVD1)
Exams:
1. Midterm Exam 01 (in Preview mode with Take Home Question No. 1)
2. Midterm Exam 01 and solutions.
3. Midterm Exam 02 and solutions.
4. Midterm Exam 03 and solutions.
5. Final Exam and solutions.

More information:

Evaluation:

Homework 40%

Midterm Exams (3x15%) 45%

Final Exam 15%

Exam schedule:

Midterm Exam 1 --- September 19 (Tuesday, in class)

Midterm Exam 2 --- October 17 (Tuesday, in class)

Midterm Exam 3 --- November 16 (Thursday, in class)

Final Exam --- December 12 (Tuesday, 2:45-4:45PM)

Last updated on Dec 15, 2017 (and is no more maintained) by K V Shajesh (kvshajesh@gmail.com).

Midterm Exam 1	---	September 19 (Tuesday, in class)
Midterm Exam 2	---	October 17 (Tuesday, in class)
Midterm Exam 3	---	November 16 (Thursday, in class)
Final Exam	---	December 12 (Tuesday, 2:45-4:45PM)

Homework	40%
Midterm Exams (3x15%)	45%
Final Exam	15%