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Physics 115a (Spring 2010)
Quantum Mechanics
Instructor: Prof A. Albrecht
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Note correct exam dates (different from 2009 sheet accidentally handed out in class March 30) Midterms: Thursday April 22 and Thursday May 20 in class. Final Exam: Wednesday, June 09 at 6:00 pm
Special Office hours close to MT2: Wednesday May 19 3:10-4pm; Thursday May 20 10-11:50am
BASIC INFO
Physics 115a
Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2010
Tues-Thurs 1:40-3pm 130 P/G
Prof. Andreas Albrecht:
albrecht@physics.ucdavis.edu
Albrecht office hours: Monday 3:30-4; Tuesday 10-10:50 (See April 12 email about alternative weekly office hour on Tuesday).
Reader: Daniel Phillips: phillips@physics.ucdavis.edu
Textbook: "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics" 2nd edition by David J. Griffiths
Other Info
Link to archive of course emails
Homework
Homework 1 (Due
April 6 at start of class, assigned March 30)
Homework 2 (Due
April 13 at start of class, assigned April 6)
Homework 3 (Due April 27 at start of class, assigned April 13)
Homework 4 (Due May 4 at start of class, assigned April 13)
Homework 5 (Due May
11 at start of class, assigned May 4)
Homework 6 (Due
May 25
at start of class, assigned May 11)
NEW
Assigned Reading
March 31: Griffiths 1.1-1.4, All of Appendix A (see
Homework 1)
April 6: Griffiths 1.5&1.6 (OPTIONAL reading described in 04/07 email)
April 13: Griffiths 2.1 & 2.2
April 27: Griffiths 2.3
May 4: Griffiths 2.4
May 11: Griffiths 2.5
May 17: Griffiths 2.6 NEW
My Lecture Notes [Updated May 11, 6:15pm] (please see notice in red on first page, you can use the table of contents as a guide to the course content)
An
advanced paper for the curious Following a collapsing wavefunction (Avoid sections 5, 8 & 9 which are
extremely technical) Here is the paper
in the journal. The pdf verison works better in the journal, but you
need to access it from a campus address or otherwise show you have a
subscription.