| Date | Reading Assignment 2nd|3rd Editions |
Topic | Assignment |
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| 1/28 | 1-1.6,4.1 | Review of QM, QM in 3D | |
| 1/30 | 4.2-4.4 | H atom (brief version), angular momentum and spin review | |
| 2/1 | 4.4 | Stern-Gerlach experiment, spin precession | #0 |
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| 2/4 | 6.4,9.3|7.4,11.3 | Zeeman effect, transition rules | |
| 2/6 | 4.3,4.4 | Addition of angular momenta, Clebsch-Gordan | |
| 2/8 | 6.3|7.3 | Spin-orbit interaction: fine structure | #1 |
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| 2/11 | 6.1|7.1 | Perturbation theory (time-independent): energy correction | |
| 2/13 | 6.1|7.1 | Perturbation theory (time-independent): wavefunction correction | |
| 2/15 | 6.1|7.1 | Perturbation theory (time-independent): complete example | #2 |
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| 2/18 | 6.2|7.2 | Degenerate perturbation theory | |
| 2/20 | 6.2|7.2 | Degenerate perturbation theory: example | |
| 2/22 | 6.4|7.4 | Weak/strong Zeeman effect in perturbation theory | #3 |
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| 2/25 | 4.x,6.x|4.x,7.x | REVIEW | |
| 2/27 | | MIDTERM #1 | |
| 3/1 | | POST-EXAM REVIEW | |
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| 3/4 | 6.4|7.4 | Weak/strong Zeeman effect in perturbation theory | |
| 3/6 | 5.1 | Identical particles, bosons, fermions | |
| 3/8 | 5.1 | Exchange forces | #4 |
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| 3/11 | 5.2 | Atom wavefunctions, simplified model; He atom | |
| 3/13 | 5.2 | Ground state of atoms; Hund's rules | |
| 3/15 | 5.3 | Free electron gas, Fermi surface and energy | #5 |
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| 3/18 | | SPRING BREAK | |
| 3/20 | | SPRING BREAK | |
| 3/22 | | SPRING BREAK | |
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| 3/25 | 5.3 | Solids, Block wave | |
| 3/27 | 9.1|11.1 | Time-dependent pert. theory | |
| 3/29 | 9.1|11.1 | Time-dependent pert. theory: example | #6 |
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| 4/1 | 9.1|11.1 | Time-dependent pert. theory: exact solution, Rabi flopping | |
| 4/3 | 9.2|11.2 | Incoherent perturbations | |
| 4/5 | 9.3|11.3 | Spontaneous emission | #7 |
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| 4/8 | 5.x,9.x|5.x,11.x | REVIEW | |
| 4/10 | | MIDTERM #2 | |
| 4/12 | | POST-EXAM REVIEW | |
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| 4/15 | 5.4|- | Quantum statistical mechanics(1) | |
| 4/17 | 5.4|- | Quantum statistical mechanics (2) | |
| 4/19 | | Photons in a box | #8 |
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| 4/22 | | Phonons in a crystal | |
| 4/24 | | Superconductivity | |
| 4/26 | 8.1|9.1 | The WKB approximation | #9 |
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| 4/29 | 8.2,8.3|9.2,9.3 | WKB Tunnelling | |
| 5/1 | 7.1,7.2|8.1,8.2 | The variational principle | |
| 5/3 | 7.1,7.2|8.1,8.2 | More on variational principle | #10 |
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| 5/6 | 10.2|4.5.2,11.5.2 | Aharanov-Bohm effect | |
| 5/8 | | Guest lecture: Quantum Computing (Prof. Davoudi) | |
| 5/10 | 6.3,6.5|7.3,7.5 | Fine and hyperfine structure of H atom | #11 |
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| 5/13 | | REVIEW | |
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| 5/20 | | FINAL EXAM | |