PHY 6646 QUANTUM MECHANICS II - Spring 2021
INSTRUCTOR
Pierre SikivieOffice: NPB 2063
email: sikivie@phys.ufl.edu
tel: 352.392.1923
CLASS TIMES
MWF, 10:40 - 11:30am, on-line (a zoom link will be provided)OFFICE HOURS, NPB 2063
MWF, 11:45am - 12:35pm, on-lineGRADER
Kazi AlamOffice: NPB 2157
email: kazi.a.alam@ufl.edu
Office hours: M, 3:00 - 3:50pm
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
"Principles of Quantum Mechanics" by R. Shankar, 2d edition, Springer 1994. We will cover chapters 13 - 20.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
- The Hydrogen atom (continued)
- Spin
- Addition of angular momentum
- Variational and WKB methods
- The eikonal approximation
- Time-independent perturbation theory
- Time-dependent perturbation theory
- Motion in a periodic potential
- Scattering theory
- The Dirac equation
A course schedule can be found here.
HOMEWORK
There will be one problem set per week, due on Fridays at noon. Please upload legible pdf copies of your homework to the Canvas website for the course. As much as possible, do the homework entirely by yourself. You will learn to the extent that you struggle with the problems on your own.
- due January 22: homework #1
- due January 29: 12.6.11. 14.3.2, 14.3.6, 14.3.8, 14.4.3
- due February 5: homework #3
- due February 12: 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 15.2.4, 15.2.5, 15.2.6, 15.2.7, 15.3.1
- due February 19: 15.3.2, 15.3.3, 15.3.4, 15.3.5, 16.1.2
- due February 26: homework #6
- due March 5: homework #7
- due March 12: homework #8
- due March 19: homework #9
- due March 26: homework #10
- due April 2: homework #11
- due April 9: 19.3.2, 19.5.3, 19.5.4, 19.5.6
- due April 16: 19.5.5, 19.6.1, 20.1.1, 20.2.1, 20.2.2
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The final exam will be on Thursday April 29 from 8:30am till 11:30am. We will use the Honorlock proctoring system. You are allowed a formula sheet. The exam will emphasize the material covered after the midterm (chapters 16-20). However the material covered before the midterm will be assumed known.
GRADING
Your final grade will be based on:the homework | 25% |
a mid-term test (February 24) | 25% |
the final exam (April 29) | 50% |
The current UF policies for assigning grade points may be found at https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx.