Quantum Mechanics PHYS 610
Spring 2015
Schedule Number 22524
COURSE INFORMATION
Class Days: M W
Class Times: 4:00 - 5:15 pm
Class Location: P-149
Course Overview
Professor: Calvin Johnson
Contact Information:
Office Hours Days: M Tu W Th
Office Hours Times (and by appointment): MW 3-4 pm
Office Hours Location: P-135
TuTh 11-12
Description from the Official Course Catalog: Physical and mathematical basis of quantum mechanics. Wave mechanics and the
Schroedinger Equation, matricies and Hilbert space, angular momentum and spin, atomic structure, bound-state perturbation theory, many particle systems, transition rates and time-dependent perturbation theory, scattering, and relativistic quantum mechanics.
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Student Learning Outcomes: Students will master: linear algebra; fundamental postulates of quantum mechanics; quantum mechanics in one-dimension; quantum mechanics in three-dimensions; spin-1/2 systems; the variational principle and applications; other topics in quantum mechanics such as perturbation theory.
 Relation to Other Courses: preparation for graduate research
Enrollment Information
Please include information about enrollment for the course including, but not limited to:
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Prerequisites: PHYS 410 or equivalent
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Adding/Dropping Procedures: Standard SDSU procedures
Course Materials
Required Materials: Principles of Quantum Mechanics, 2 nd Ed., R. Shankar
Course Structure and Conduct
 Style of the Course : Traditional Lecture
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Individual and Group Activities Required: individual homework, exams, final exam
 Technology Utilized in the Course : online notes available at www.physics.sdsu.edu/~johnson/phys610/
Course Assessment and Grading
 Tentative dates for exams are Wednesday, March 25, 2015 and Wednesday, April 22, 2015. The final exam is
Monday, May 11, 2015, 3:30 - 5:30 pm in P-149.
 Scored activities and weighting by percentage of total score: Homework 30%; 2 in-class tests 40% (20% each); Final exam 30%
 Grading Scale: 90%= A, 87%=A-, 83%=B+, 80%= B, 77%=B-, 73%=C+, 70%=C, 67% C- , 63%=D+, 60%=D, 57%=D-,
50%=F.
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Excused Absence Make-up Policies: Be sure to contact instructor as far as in advance if possible if you are going to miss an exam.
Other Course Policies

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All exams are closed book, closed notes, no calculators. I will provide a short table of complicated integrals you might need.
 You may work together for homework, but avoid copying answers; you won't really understand it and your colleague might be wrong.
 Is it critical to show your work! Both in homework and on exams. If you don't show your work, you risk getting NO
credit even if the answer is “correct.”
 Late homework will be docked 50%, and after I have handed out solutions, no homework will be accepted.