| MWF 9-9:50 AM | OPL 103 | http://www.wfu.edu/~natalie/s03phy344/ |
This course is a continuation of PHY 343, focusing on a survey of quantum mechanical phenomena and continuing to develop mathematical tools for quantitative analysis. The textbook is: Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles (Second Edition) by Robert Eisberg and Robert Resnick (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.).
It is likely that your grade for the course will depend upon the following factors:
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40% |
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20% |
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Exams |
40% |
*In general, there will a new assignment after each lecture, so that for optimal learning, it would be best to complete each assignment before the the next scheduled lecture. According to the honor system, all work submitted for grading purposes should represent the student's own best efforts.
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Date
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Text Reading
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Topic
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Assign.
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01-15 (Wed)
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Appendix J
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Time independent perturbation
theory
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01-17 (Fri)
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Appendix J | Degenerate perturbation theory | |
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01-20 (Mon)
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No class | MLK holiday | |
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01-22 (Wed)
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Appendix J and K | Variational methods |
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01-24 (Fri)
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No class (snow) | ||
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01-27 (Mon)
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Appendix K | Time dependent perturbation theory | |
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01-29 (Wed)
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Chap. 8 | Orbital and spin magnetic moments | |
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01-31 (Fri)
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Chap. 8 | Spin orbit interaction | |
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02-03 (Mon)
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Chap. 8 | Zeeman and Paschen-Bach effects | |
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02-05 (Wed)
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Chap. 8 | Transitions between quantum states | |
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02-07 (Fri)
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Review | Perturbation theory and Chap. 8 | |
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02-10 (Mon)
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Take-home exam | (Class will not meet) | |
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02-12 (Wed)
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Chap. 9 | He atom | |
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02-14 (Fri)
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Chap. 9 | Two electron systems (continued) | |
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02-17 (Mon)
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Snow cancellation | ||
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02-19 (Wed)
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Chap. 9 | Hartree-Fock Theory | |
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02-21 (Fri)
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Chap. 9 | Hartree-Fock Theory (continued) | |
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02-24 (Mon)
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Chap. 9 | Hartree-Fock Theory (continued) | (none) |
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02-26 (Wed)
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Chap. 9 | Hartree-Fock Theory (continued) | (none) |
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02-28 (Fri)
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Chap. 9 | Hartree-Fock Theory (continued) | (none) |
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03-03 (Mon)
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No class | Take-home Exam | |
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03-05 (Wed)
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No class | Take-home Exam | |
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03-07 (Fri)
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No class | Take-home Exam | |
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03-10 (Mon)
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No class | Spring break | |
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03-12 (Wed)
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No class | Spring break | |
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03-14 (Fri)
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No class | Spring break | |
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03-17 (Mon)
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Chap. 10 | Multi-electron atoms | |
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03-19 (Wed)
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Chap. 11 | Statistical Physics | |
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03-21 (Fri)
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Chap. 11 | Statistical Physics | |
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03-24 (Mon)
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Chap. 11 | Statistical Physics | |
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03-26 (Wed)
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Chap. 11 | Statistical Physics | |
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03-28 (Fri)
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Chap. 12 | Molecular Physics | |
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03-31 (Mon)
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Chap. 12 | Molecular Physics | |
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04-02 (Wed)
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Chap. 12 | Molecular Physics | |
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04-04 (Fri)
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Chap. 13 | Solids | |
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04-07 (Mon)
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Chap. 13 | Kronig-Penny model of solids | |
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04-09 (Wed)
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Chap. 13 | Solids | |
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04-11 (Fri)
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Chap. 13 | Semiconductors and metals | |
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04-14 (Mon)
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Chap. 14 | Superconductivity | |
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04-16 (Wed)
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Chap. 14 | Superconductivity | |
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04-18 (Fri)
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No class -- Good Friday | ||
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04-21 (Mon)
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Chap. 15 | Nuclear models | |
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04-23 (Wed)
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Chap. 15 | Nuclear models | |
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04-25 (Fri)
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Chap. 16 | Nuclear reactions | |
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04-30 (Wed)
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Presentation | ||
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05-09 (Fri)
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Final Exam |