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Syllabus for Winter 2008

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Day

Topic

Reading (Griffiths)

Homework

M 1/7
W 1/9
F 1/11

Review of paradigms
1-D potentials, wavefunctions
Harmonic Oscillator energy spectrum

1, 2, 3, 4 (review)
2.3
2.3

HW1 due 1/11

Soln1

M 1/14
W 1/16
F 1/18

Harmonic Oscillator: Wavefunctions
HO: classical limit, Dirac notation
HO: Matrices, p-representation

2.3
2.3
2.3

HW2 due 1/18

Soln2

M 1/21
W 1/23
F 1/25

MLK
HO: p-rep., Time dependence, Ehrenfest
Time indep non-deg perturbation theory

2.3
6.1

HW3 due 1/25

Soln3

M 1/28
W 1/30
F 2/1

Non-degenerate perturbation theory
Degenerate perturbation theory
Stark effect in Hydrogen

6.1
6.2
6.2

HW4 due 2/1

Soln4

M 2/4
W 2/6
F 2/8

Angular Momentum
Addition of angular momentum
Review 

4.3
4.4.3

HW5 due 2/8

Soln5

 M 2/11
W 2/13
F 2/15

Midterm (material through 2/1: Sec 6.2)
Addition of angular momentum
Addition of angular momentum

solns
4.4.3
4.4.3

HW6 due 2/15

Soln6

M 2/18
W 2/20
F 2/22

Identical particles
Identical particles, Helium
Identical particles, periodic table

5.1
5.2
5.2

HW7 due 2/22

Soln7

M 2/25
W 2/27
F 2/29

Spin-Orbit, Hydrogen fine structure
Zeeman effect
Hydrogen hyperfine structure

6.3
6.4
6.5

HW8 due 2/29

Soln8

 M 3/3
W 3/5
F 3/7

Time dependent Perturbation
Harmonic Perturbation
Radiation

9.1
9.2
9.2

HW9 due 3/7

Soln9

M 3/10
W 3/12
F 3/14

Radiation - dipole
Selection rules
Review

9.3
9.3

HW10 due 3/14

Soln10

W 3/19

FINAL EXAM 12:00 pm

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