Course Webpage for PHYS-530A (2018 Spring) at SIU--Carbondale

Course Webpage for
PHYS 530A: Quantum Mechanics-II (2018 Spring)
Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University--Carbondale
Last updated: May 11, 2018. (This page is no more maintained.)

General information:
- Instructor: K. V. Shajesh (Office: Neckers 491, Tel.: +1-618-453-5212)
- Class meetings: TR 4:00-5:15 PM, in Neckers 410.
- Office hours for instructor: MWF 4:00-5:30PM; TR 11:30AM-12:15PM.
- Syllabus for the course. The Provost Office has put together a Syllabus Attachment to assist the student. It lists and provides web links for many elements that are important for a student.
Grades will be posted on MyCourses (password protected).
Relevant references:
- Principles of Quantum Mechanics, by P. A. M. Dirac. (Available in archive.org.)
- Quantum Mechanics: Symbolism of Atomic Measurements, by J. Schwinger, edited by B.-G. Englert.
- Schwinger's Quantum Action Principle, by K. A. Milton.
- PHYS-530A Course webpage for 2014 Spring.
- K. A. Milton's lecture notes:
  - http://www.nhn.ou.edu/~milton/p3803-12.html
  - http://www.nhn.ou.edu/~milton/p4803-12.html
Homeworks:
1. Homework set No. 01 (Linear algebra)
2. Homework set No. 02 (Pauli matrices)
3. Homework set No. 03 (More Pauli matrices)
4. Homework set No. 04 (Stern-Gerlach experiment)
  Is spin cherence like Humpty-Dumpty? (password protected).
5. Homework set No. 05 (Complementarity)
6. Homework set No. 06 (Uncertainty relations)
7. Homework set No. 07 (Harmonic oscillator)
8. Homework set No. 08 (Jaynes-Cummings model)
9. Homework set No. 09 (Angular momentum)
10. Homework set No. 10 (Addition of angular momentum)
11. Homework set No. 11 (Orbital angular momentum, optional)
12. Homework set No. 12 (Classical hydrogen atom)
13. Homework set No. 13 (Hydrogen atom)
  W. Pauli's 'On the spectrum of hydrogen atom from the standpoint of the new quantum mechanics' (English translation of Zs. f. Phys. 36 (1926) page 336).
Exams:

More information:

Additional references:
- Quantum Mechanics, by L. I. Schiff.
- Quantum Mechanics, by E. Merzbacher.
- Principles of Quantum Mechanics, by R. Shankar.
- Modern Quantum Mechanics, by J. J. Sakurai.
- Quantum Mechanics, by C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, and F. Lalo\"{e}.
Evaluation:

Homework 40%

Midterm Exams (2x20%) 40%

Extra Credit homework -
Final Exam 20%

Exam schedule:

Midterm Exam 1 --- February 22 (Thursday)

Midterm Exam 2 --- April 5 (Thursday)

Final Exam --- May 8 (Tuesday, 5:00-7:00 PM)

Last updated on May 11, 2018 (and is no more maintained) by K V Shajesh (kvshajesh@gmail.com).

Homework	40%
Midterm Exams (2x20%)	40%
Extra Credit homework	-
Final Exam	20%

Midterm Exam 1	---	February 22 (Thursday)
Midterm Exam 2	---	April 5 (Thursday)
Final Exam	---	May 8 (Tuesday, 5:00-7:00 PM)