Instructor: Jan Fiala, room 216, jfiala@physics.clarku.edu
Office Hours: by appointment (preferably e-mail first).
Office Phone: 508-793-7759

Prerequisites: Physics 131 and Mathematics 131.

Class Times: Class meets on Tuesday and Thursday  from 10:25 AM to 11:40 PM - room 211.

Required Textbook:  Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, David J. Griffiths, Prentice Hall; 2 edition (March 31, 2004). ISBN 0131118927

Recommended Textbooks:

Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Ramamurti Shankar, R. Shankar, ISBN: 0306447908 Format: Hardcover, 700pp Pub. Date: July 1997 Publisher: Plenum Publishing Corporation

Introductory Quantum Mechanics, Richard Liboff

Book for linear algebra and functional analysis:

Linear algebra, Peter D. Lax, ISBN: 0471111112 Format: Hardcover, 250pp Pub. Date: December 1996 Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

Functional Analysis, Peter D. Lax, ISBN: 0471556041 Format: Hardcover, 608pp Pub. Date: January 2002 Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

Catalog description

Outline of Course

I expect to cover chapters 1 through 4 of Griffiths to lay a solid foundation for future quantum mechanics courses. If we have time, we will also do chapter 5.

Student Evaluation

1. Weekly problem sets (30% total). Late problem sets will be accepted only if students receive permission from the instructor prior to the due date of the assignment. Students are encouraged to collaborate on the homework, but need to complete their own work.  All of the problems must be turned in on paper or in LaTex.
   For both homeworks and exam, solutions should include intermediate steps. If you just write down the answer, even if it is correct, you will not get full credit. Also, don't fall into the trap of just writing down equations; you should always include sentences, as needed, describing what you are doing.
2. 2x test (20%) and final exams (30%)
3. Class participation and individual initiative. This can raise or lower your grade a notch, i.e. from an A- to a B+, or from an A- to an A. Prompt class attendance is required. Pop quizzes will be given at the beginning of classes.

Acknowledgments
You are encouraged to collaborate and seek help from other students to do the homework, but the final write-up should be your own. If you obtain help, you should acknowledge it. Such acknowledgments will not lower your grade.

HW: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

HW-solutions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

More problems and additional reading.                       

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