Problem Sets
There will be a homework assignment every week. Each assignment will consist of 3-5
problems. Each problem will be graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points. The problem sets will
be linked below.
Problem Set 1, due Friday September 2
Problem Set 2, due Friday September 9
Problem Set 3, due Friday September 16
Problem Set 4, due Friday September 23
Mon, Sep 26: Midterm Exam I (covers chapters 1-2 in Griffith)
Problem Set 5, due Friday September 30
Problem Set 6, due Friday October 7
Problem Set 7, due Friday October 14
Problem Set 8, due Friday October 21
Problem Set 9, due Friday October 28
Problem Set 10, due Friday November 4
Mon, Nov 7: Midterm Exam II (covers chapters 3-4.4.1 in Griffith)
Problem Set 11, due Friday November 11
Problem Set 12, due Friday November 18
Problem Set 13, due Friday December 2
December 13-17: Final Exam Week (Final Exam covers chapters 1-4 and 6 in Griffith)
Lecture Topics
Lecture notes are linked below.
Lecture 1 (Mon, Aug 22): Sec 1.1-1.4 (Schroedinger equation; statistical interpretation
of wave function; expectation values; variance)
Lecture 2 (Wed, Aug 24): Sec 1.5-1.6 (momentum; Heisenberg indeterminacy relation)
Lecture 3 (Fri, Aug 26): Sec 2.1-2.2 (stationary states, infinite square well potential)
Lecture 4 (Mon, Aug 29): Sec 2.3 (harmonic oscillator potential)
Lecture 5 (Wed, Aug 31): Sec 2.3 (harmonic oscillator potential [cont’d])
Lecture 6 (Fri, Sep 2): Sec 2.4 (free particle)
Mon, Sep 5: University Holiday
Lecture 7 (Wed, Sep 7): Sec 2.5 (delta-function potential)
Lecture 8 (Fri, Sep 9): Sec 2.6 (finite square-well potential)
Lecture 9 (Mon, Sep 12): Sec 2.6 (finite square-well potential [cont’d])
Lecture 10 (Wed, Sep 14): Appendix A.1-A.4 (review of linear algebra)
Lecture 11 (Fri, Sep 16): Appendix A.5-A.6 (review of linear algebra [cont’d])
Lecture 12 (Mon, Sep 19): Sec 3.1 (Hilbert space)
Lecture 13 (Wed, Sep 21): Sec 3.2 (observables)
Lecture 14 (Fri, Sep 23): Sec 3.3 (eigenfunctions of a Hermitian operator)
Mon, Sep 26: Midterm Exam I (covers chapters 1-2 in Griffith)
Lecture 15 (Wed, Sep 28): Sec 3.4 (postulates of quantum mechanics)
Lecture 16 (Fri, Sep 30): Sec 3.5 (the generalized uncertainty principle, the time-energy
uncertainty principle)
Lecture 17 (Mon, Oct 3): Sec 3.6 (Dirac notation, examples)
Lecture 18 (Wed, Oct 5): Sec 4.1 (Schroedinger equation in spherical coordinates;
spherical harmonics)
Lecture 19 (Fri, Oct 7): Sec 4.1 (radial wave equation)
Lecture 20 (Mon, Oct 10): Sec 4.1 (infinite spherical potential well, spherical Bessel
functions)
Lecture 21 (Wed, Oct 12): Sec 4.2 (Hydrogen atom)
Lecture 22 (Fri, Oct 14): Sec 4.2 (Hydrogen atom [cont’d])
Lecture 23 (Mon, Oct 17): Sec 4.2-4.3 (start angular momentum)
Lecture 24 (Wed, Oct 19): Sec 4.3 (eigenvalues of L2 and Lz)
Lecture 25 (Fri, Oct 21): Sec 4.3 (eigenfunctions of L2 and Lz)
Lecture 26 (Mon, Oct 24): Sec 4.4.1 (spin)
Lecture 27 (Wed, Oct 26): Sec 4.4.1 (spin [cont’d])
Lecture 28 (Fri, Oct 28): Sec 4.4.2 (electron in a uniform magnetic field – Larmor
precession
Lecture 29 (Mon, Oct 31): Sec 4.4.2 (electron in a non-uniform magnetic field – Stern
Gerlach experiment
Lecture 30 (Wed, Nov 2): Sec 4.4.3 (addition of a angular momenta)
Lecture 31 (Fri, Nov 4): Sec 4.4.3 (addition of a angular momenta [cont’d])
Mon, Nov 7: Midterm Exam II (covers chapters 3-4.4.1 in Griffith)
Lecture 32 (Wed, Nov 9): Sec 6.1.1 (formulation of non-degenerate perturbation theory)
Lecture 33 (Fri, Nov 11): Sec. 6.1.2 (first order perturbation theory, second order
energies)
Lecture 34 (Mon, Nov 14): Sec. 6.2 (degenerate perturbation theory)
Lecture 35 (Wed, Nov 16): Sec 6.2 (degenerate perturbation theory [cont’d])
Lecture 36 (Fri, Nov 18): (H atom, relativistic correction)
November 21-25: Thanksgiving Break
Lecture 37 (Mon, Nov 28): Sec 6.3.1 (H atom, spin-orbit coupling)
Lecture 38 (Wed, Nov 30): Sec 6.4 (weak-field Zeeman effect)
Lecture 39 (Fri, Dec 2): Sec 6.4 (strong-field Zeeman effect)
Lecture 40 (Mon, Dec 5): Sec 6.4 (intermediate-field Zeeman effect)
Lecture 41 (Wed, Dec 7): Sec 6.4 (Stark effect)
Lecture 42 (Fri, Dec 9): Sec 6.5 (hyperfine structure)
December 12-16: Final Exam Week (Final Exam covers chapters 1-4 and 6 in Griffith)