Please note that the textbook that will be used for the Spring 2001 Semester is changed from last year. Professors are always looking to improve their courses, and one of the fundemental parts of any course is the textbook. The following is a list of the topics that we will cover in this course during this semester.
The textbook for this semester is "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics," by Griffiths.
His web site is:http://web.reed.edu/academic/departments/physics/faculty/griffiths.html
A short list of other texts is:
Modern Physics by Kane (your Physics 324 textbook for the intro to quantum mechanics)
Statistical and Thermal Physics by Reif (your Physcis 303 textbook for blackbody radiation)
Quantum Mechanics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei and Particles by Eisberg and Resnick
(good for all the above and lots of verbage on the quantum mechanics we will be doing)
Quantum Mechanics by Goswami
Quantum Mechanics by Gasiorowitz
Introductory Quantum Mechanics by Liboff (lots more mathematical details)
Quantum Mechanics by Cohen-Tannoudji (graduate level textbook)
Web Page
In case you found this page in some strange fashion, there is a main web pages set up for this course,
accessible through the Physics Department homepage. It include a
schedule, homwork assignments, class notes, exams, and solutions to
the homework and exams. Please visit these pages often for updates (and
sometimes hints for solutions to the more difficult probems).
Exams
There will be two exams during the semester (each worth 20% of your final
grade), as listed on the schedule, and a final exam (worth 40% of your grade).
These exams are closed book.
Homework
As with most physics courses, homework is an integral part of learning the
material. The homework will be collected and graded; and it will be worth 20% of
the final grade. I will be grading the homwork myself, no TA is being used.
I will not accept late homework, as solutions will quickly
appear on the web site. The homework assignment will be posted on the web, and
it is your responsibility to get the homework assignment each week. Working in
groups is very useful, however each person is responsible for writing their own
solutions, and I may ask you to demonstrate a solution in class. If you cannot
demonstrate the solution in class, you will not receive credit for that problem.
This is to try to ensure that individuals working in groups each know the
material and are not just "along for the ride."
Office Hours
I will have office hours Monday 2-3, Wednesday 1-3, and Friday 1-3
As some of you know, I am normally available to students, whenever I can be found.
But please try to use the office hours.