PHYSICS 460                         QUANTUM MECHANICS I                    Spring 2001

 

Instructor:  Professor T.E. Clark

 Office:  Room 254, Physics Building

 Office Phone:  49-43038

 E-Mail:  clark@physics.purdue.edu

 Office Hours:  T 2:30-3:30 p.m.

 Class Hours:  M,W,F  11:30 a.m.-12:20  p.m.

 Class Room:  Room 110, Physics Building

 Text:  Introduction To Quantum Mechanics by  David J. Griffiths                                       

 Homework:   Specific reading assignments will be given supplementing the lecture material covered in class.

                  Homework problems will be assigned regularly.  Problem solving is an essential as well as an integral part of this course and your homework grades will count approximately 40% towards your course grade.  Students may discuss the problems with each other in a general way but should not do the homework as a group effort.  No carbon copy homework sets are acceptable.  Further, the problem solutions should be clearly and neatly written on one side only of standard size paper.  Your fellow students should be able to read, follow and understand the solutions.  The quality of the presentation counts towards the grade.  The problem sets will be written in a format that has your name, PHYS 460, and the due date in the upper right hand corner of the first page and your name and PHYS 460 on each following page; the problem set number on the first page and each page numbered.  As well, the question should first be written out (if a long question, re-write it in an outlined form) and then followed by the solution.

Exams & Grades:  There will be one exam during the semester and a comprehensive final exam at the end of the semester.

                               Your course grade will be based on the scores for the exams and homework sets, with the approximate                                      weights:

                                            Homework                40%
                                            One exam                  20%
                                            Final exam                 40%                               

                                The final exam will be scheduled during the week beginning 30 April.

References:   Besides our textbook, the following books will be on reserve in the Physics Library.

A)  Undergraduate Level

  i) Elementary
 1.      R.P. Feynman, R.B. Leighton and M. Sands: The Feynman Lectures on
                                                                                            Physics,Vol. III: Quantum Mechanics
2.      E.H. Wichmann: Berkeley Physics Course, Vol. 4: Quantum Physics

 ii) Intermediate

1. B.H. Brandsen and C.J. Joachain: Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
2. S. Gasiorowicz: Quantum Physics
3. D.J. Griffiths: Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
4. R.L. Liboff: Introductory Quantum Mechanics
5. R. Shankar: Principles Of Quantum Mechanics, 2^nd edition

B)  Graduate Level (Advanced)

1. L.E. Ballentine: Quantum Mechanics
2. C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu and F. Laloe?: Quantum Mechanics, Vol. 1 and 2
3. P.A.M. Dirac: The Principles Of Quantum Mechanics
4. K. Gottfried: Quantum Mechanics Vol. I: Fundamentals
5. L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz:  Quantum Mechanics, Nonrelativistic Theory
6. E. Merzbacher: Quantum Mechanics
7. A. Messiah: Quantum Mechanics, Vol. 1 and 2
8. J.J. Sakurai: Modern Quantum Mechanics
9. L.I. Schiff: Quantum Mechanics

C)  Problems and Solutions

1. F. Constantinescu and E. Magyari: Problems In Quantum Mechanics
2. S. Flu?gge: Practical Quantum Mechanics, I and II
3. D. Ter Haar: Selected Problems In Quantum Mechanics