PHY 6645 QUANTUM MECHANICS I - Fall 2019
INSTRUCTOR
Pierre SikivieOffice: NPB 2063
email: sikivie@phys.ufl.edu
tel: 352.392.1923
CLASS TIMES
MWF, 10:40am - 11:30pm, in NPB 1101OFFICE HOURS, NPB 2063
MWF, 11:45am - 12:35pm, in NPB 2063GRADER
Kazi AlamOffice: NPB 2157
email: kazi.a.alam@ufl.edu
tel: 352.392.0139
Office hours: Wednesdays 9:35 - 10:25am
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
"Principles of Quantum Mechanics" by R. Shankar, 2d edition, Springer 1994. We will cover chapters 3 - 13.There are many other useful textbooks on quantum mechanics. You are encouraged to explore alternatives. Here are four that are commonly used in graduate level courses:
- L. Landau and E. Lifchitz, `Quantum Mechanics', Pergamon Press.
- L.I. Schiff, `Quantum Mechanics', 3d Edition, McGraw-Hill 1968.
- E. Merzbacher, `Quantum Mechanics', 2d Edition, Wiley 1970.
- J.J. Sakurai and J. Napolitano, `Modern Quantum Mechanics', 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press 2017.
COURSE OUTLINE
- Experimental foundations
- Postulates
- The Schr\"odinger equation
- The classical limit
- The harmonic oscillator
- The path integral formulation
- Uncertainty relations
- Identical particles
- Symmetries and conservation laws
- The rotation group and angular momentum
- The hydrogen atom
A course schedule can be found here .
HOMEWORK
There will be one problem set per week, due on Wednesdays.- due August 28: homework #1
- due September 4: homework #2
- due September 11: homework #3
- due September 18: 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4
- due September 25: homework #5
- due October 2: homework #6
- due October 9: homework #7
- due October 16: 7.3.2, 7.3.4, 7.3.6, 7.4.2, 7.4.3, 7.4.4, 7.4.5, 7.4.6
- due October 23: homework #9
- due October 30: 7.5.4, 8.6.1, 8.6.2, 8.6.3, 10.1.2
- due November 6: homework #11
- due November 13: 12.3.3, 12.3.6, 12.3.7
- due November 20: 12.3.8, 12.4.4, 12.5.1, 12.5.3, 12.5.5, 12.5.6
- due December 4: homework #14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The 14th homework is due in the instructor's mailbox at noon on Friday, December 6.The final exam is from 9:00am to 12:00n on Wednesday December 11, in NPB 1101. You may bring a formula sheet.
GRADING
Your final grade will be based on:the homework | 25% |
a mid-term test (Oct. 14) | 25% |
the final exam (Dec. 11) | 50% |
The current UF policies for assigning grade points may be found at https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx.