PHYSICS 461                                QUANTUM MECHANICS II                    Fall 2003

 

 

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  10:30 a.m.-11:20  p.m.

 

Class Room:  Room 331, Physics Building

 

Text:  Introduction To Quantum Mechanics by  David J. Griffiths (required)

            Principles Of Quantum Mechanics, 2nd edition by R. Shankar (recommended)                       

 

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 50% 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 461, and the due date in the upper right hand corner of the first page and your name and PHYS 461 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                50%

                                                One exam                  15%

                                                Final exam                35%                            

 

                        The final exam will be scheduled during the week beginning15 December.


 

 

 

References:   Besides our textbooks, 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

3.      A. P. French and Edwin F. Taylor: An introduction to 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, 2nd edition

 

B)  Graduate Level (Advanced)

 

  1. L.E. Ballentine: Quantum Mechanics
  2. C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu and F. Laloë: 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. Flügge: Practical Quantum Mechanics, I and II
  3. D. Ter Haar: Selected Problems In Quantum Mechanics