QUANTUM
MECHANICS I
PHYS 811
Spring 2006
Instructor: Uwe
Thumm
Office: Cardwell
Hall, room 212
Class: Tuesday,
Thursday 2:30-3:45, Cardwell Hall, room 146
Office
hours: Wednesday, Friday 2:30-3:30, and by
appointment
e-mail: thumm@phys.ksu.edu
Web
page: http://www.phys.ksu.edu/personal/thumm
Prerequisites: Working
knowledge of
·
Classical
Mechanics (e.g., PHYS 522)
·
Classical
Electrodynamics (e.g., PHYS 532)
·
Mathematical
Methods of Physics (e.g., PHYS 801)
Text
book (required): "Quantum Mechanics”, E. Merzbacher, 3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons
(1998)
Supplementary
books (not required):
·
Quantum
Mechanics, C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, and F. Laloe
·
Quantum
Mechanics, A. Messiah
·
Quantum
Mechanics, A. S. Davydov
·
Quantum
Mechanics – Nonrelativistic Theory, L. D. Landau and
E. M. Lifshitz
·
Feynman
Lectures in Physics – Vol. III, R. Feynman
·
Quantum
Mechanics, L. I. Schiff
·
Quantum
Mechanics, K. Gottfried
·
Quantum
Physics – Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, R. Eisberg and R. Resnick
Homework:
You are encouraged to discuss strategies for solving homework assignments in
small groups. However, I require that you write and return to me at the
assigned due dates your own detailed solutions. You will receive no credit
for solutions that you have copied. In order to obtain full credit, I also
request that you present correct answers in a professional, well organized, and
readable manner. In addition to the “for credit” homework assignments, I will
frequently ask you to complete simple calculations that we don’t have time for
in class. It is important that you carefully “fill in” these gaps when
reviewing your lecture notes. This is done most efficiently before the
subsequent lecture.
|
Credit: |
Points |
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Grades: |
Points |
|
|
Exam
1 |
200 |
|
A |
more than 849 |
|
|
Exam
2 |
200 |
|
B |
700-849 |
|
|
Final
Exam |
300 |
|
C |
550-699 |
|
|
Homework |
300 |
|
D |
450-549 |
|
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Total
|
1000 |
|
F |
less than 450 |
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University policy requires that the following statements be added
on this syllabus:
1.Disabilities: If you have any
condition such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it
difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it or which will
require academic accommodations, please notify me and contact the Disabled
Students Office (Holton 202), in the first two weeks of the course.
2.Plagiarism: Plagiarism and
cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on the exam, paper
or project; failure in the course; and/or expulsion from the University. For more information refer to the
"Academic Dishonesty" policy in K-State Undergraduate Catalog and the
Undergraduate Honor System Policy on the Provost's web page at http://www.ksu.edu/honor.
3.Copyright: Students are
prohibited from selling (or being paid from taking) notes during this course to
or by any person or commercial firm without the express written permission of
the professor teaching this course.