Quantum Mechanics II Spring 2021 Calendar
The topics on the calendar are subject to change, but homework and quiz dates will not change.
Readings are from McIntyre, Quantum Mechanics.
Week | Dates | Topic/Readings | Homework Assigned | Quiz Assigned | |||||||||||
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0 | 11 Jan - 15 Jan | QM 1; Chapters 1-4 | Review Activities | ||||||||||||
1 | 18 Jan - 22 Jan | QM 1; Chapters 1-4 | Homework 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | 25 Jan - 29 Jan | Particle in a Box; 5.1-5.4 | Homework 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | 01 Feb - 05 Jan | Finite Square Well; 5.5-5.7 | Homework 3 | Quiz 1 | |||||||||||
4 | 08 Feb - 12 Feb | Free Particles & Wave Packets; 6.1-6.2 | Homework 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | 15 Feb - 19 Feb | Uncertainty Principle & Barriers; 6.3-6.5 | Homework 5 | Quiz 2 | |||||||||||
6 | 22 Feb - 26 Feb | 3D QM & Angular Momentum; 7.1-7.3 | Homework 6 | ||||||||||||
7 | 01 Mar - 05 Mar | Separation of Variables & Motion on Ring; 7.4-7.5 | Homework 7 | ||||||||||||
8 | 08 Mar - 12 Mar | Motion on a Sphere; Spherical Harmonics; 7.6 | Homework 8 | Quiz 3 | |||||||||||
9 | 15 Mar - 19 Mar | Hydrogen Atom & Spectrum; 8.1-8.3 | Homework 9 | ||||||||||||
10 | 22 Mar - 26 Mar | Hydrogen Wave Functions; 8.4-8.6 | Homework 10 | ||||||||||||
11 | 29 Mar - 02 Apr | Quantum Harmonic Oscillator; 9.1-9.2 | Homework 11 | Quiz 4 | |||||||||||
12 | 05 Apr - 09 Apr | QHO Wave Functions, Matrix Representation, & Time Dependence; 9.3-9.5; 9.8 | Homework 12 | ||||||||||||
13 | 12 Apr - 16 Apr | Non-degenerate Perturbation Theory; 10.1-10.4 | Homework 13 | ||||||||||||
14 | 19 Apr - 23 Apr | Degenerate Perturbation Theory & Examples; 10.5-10.6 | Quiz 5 |