Tue 10:40-12:30 P1 & Wed 15:40-17:30 U2
(*) All lectures and exams will be face-to-face.
Tue 16:30-17:30 P311 (Instructor)
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(**) In-person visits at other times will not be admitted.
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics by David J. Griffiths and Darrell F. Schroeter, Third edition Cambridge University Press 2018
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Grading: in-class assignments (ICA) 30%, Midterm (MT) 30%, Final Exam (F) 40% (Total 100).
Letter grades: AA (90), BA (85), BB (80), CB (75), CC(70), DC (65), DD(60), FD(50), FF (0)
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The wave function (Ch1)
Sep 30 The wave function (video), Position and momentum, expectation values (video, LN1)
Time-independent Schrodinger equation (Ch 2)
Oct 01 Separable solutions, Stationary states (video) Infinite square well, orthogonality, completeness (video, LN2)
Oct 07 Example on infinite square well (video) The harmonic oscillator, algebraic method (i) (video, LN3)
Oct 08 Harmonic oscillator, algebraic method (ii) (video) Harmonic oscillator, algebraic method (iii) (video, LN4)
Oct 14 The harmonic oscillator: analytic method (video, LN5) The free particle (video, LN6)
Oct 15 In-class assignment #1
Oct 21 Fourier transform as the limit of Fourier series (Problem 2.19, video, LN7) Gaussian wave packet time evolution (Problem 2.21, video, LN8)
Oct 22 Bound states and scattering states (video, LN9) Delta function potential (video, LN10)
Oct 28 The finite square well: Bound states (video) The finite square well: Scattering states (video, LN11)
Selected problems: 2.2, 2.19, 2.21, 2.27, 2.34, 2.41, 2.42, 2.46
Formalism (Ch 3)
Nov 04 Hilbert space, observables as Hermitian operators (video, LN12) In-class assignment #2
Nov 05 Determinate states, eigenfunctions of Hermitian ops (video, LN13)
Nov 11 Generalized statistical interpretation (video, LN14) Simultaneous observables, operator commutation (video, LN15)
Nov 12 The uncertainty principle(video, LN16) Energy time uncertainty, classical limit (video)
Nov 18 Midterm (10:30-12:30 P1)
Nov 19 Vectors, operators and Dirac notation (video, LN17) Two-level system (video, LN18)
Selected problems: 3.3, 3.5, 3.13, 3.14, 3.16, 3.33
Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions (Ch 4)
Nov 24 Schrodinger equation in 3D, spherical coordinates (video, LN19) Radial equation(video, LN20, Mathematica notebook)
Nov 25 In-class assignment #3
Dec 02 Hydrogen atom (video) Angular momentum (i) (video)
Dec 03 Angular momentun (ii) (video), Rotational invariance, and eigenfunctions (video)
Selected problems: 4.2, 4.11, 4.21, 4.22
Identical particles (Ch 5)
Symmetries and Conservation Laws (Ch 6)
Final Exam: Please check METU SIS for details.
Makeup Exam: Information will be emailed to eligible students.
(***)The content outlined is subject to change depending on our pace in this semester.
Barton Zwiebach's Quantum Physics I lectures from MIT