Date | Reading and Homework Assignment |
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Tue. Jan. 11, 2005 Lecture 1 |
Sakurai section 3.4. Homework: Sakurai 3.9, 3.11. Homework due on Jan. 20, 2005. |
Thu. Jan. 13, 2005 Lecture 2 |
Sakurai sections 3.4, 4.1 Homework: Sakurai 4.1. Homework due on Jan. 20, 2005. |
Tue. Jan. 18, 2005 Lecture 3 |
Sakurai section 4.2. Homework due on Jan. 27, 2005. |
Thu. Jan. 20, 2005 Lecture 4 |
Sakurai section 4.4 Homework: Sakurai 4.10, 4.12. Homework due on Jan. 27, 2005. |
Tue. Jan. 25, 2005 Lecture 5 |
Sakurai section 5.1. Homework: Sakurai 5.3, 5.4. Homework due on Feb. 3, 2005. |
Thu. Jan. 27, 2005 Lecture 6 |
Sakurai section 5.2 Homework: Sakurai 5.8, 5.9. Homework due on Feb. 3, 2005. |
Tue. Feb. 1, 2005 Test |
Test #1 covers sections 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4 No homework assigned. |
Thu. Feb. 3, 2005 Lecture 7 |
Sakurai section 5.3 Homework: Sakurai 5.13, 5.14. Homework due on Feb. 10, 2005. |
Tue. Feb. 8, 2005 Lecture 8 |
Sakurai section 5.4 Homework: Sakurai 5.18, 5.20 Homework due on Feb. 17, 2005. |
Thu. Feb. 10, 2005 Lecture 9 |
Sakurai section 5.4, 5.5 Homework: Sakurai 5.23, 5.24 Homework due on Feb. 17, 2005. |
Tue. Feb. 15, 2005 Lecture 10 |
Sakurai section 5.6 Homework due on Tue. Feb. 22, 2005. |
Thu. Feb. 17, 2005 Lecture 11 |
Sakurai section 5.7 Homework due on Tue. Feb. 22, 2005. |
Tue. Feb. 22, 2005 Lecture 12 |
Sakurai section 5.7, concluded. Homework due on Mar. 3, 2005. |
Thu. Feb. 24, 2005 Test |
Test #2 covers Sakurai sections 5.1 - 5.5 Homework: None. |
Tue. Mar. 1, 2005 Lecture 13 |
Sakurai section 5.8 (summary only) and 6.1, 6.2 Homework due on Mar. 17, 2005. |
Thu. Mar. 3, 2005 Lecture 14 |
Sakurai sections 6.3, 6.4 Homework: Sakurai 6.5, 6.7. Hint: Follow class discussion. Homework due on Mar. 17, 2005. |
Tue. Mar. 15, 2005 Lecture 15 |
Introduction to Scattering (Griffiths section 11.1) Homework: Griffiths 11.1, 11.2. Griffiths gives hints for the hard problem (11.1). Homework due on Mar. 24, 2005. |
Thu. Mar. 17, 2005 Lecture 16 |
The Method of partial waves (Griffiths section 11.2). Homework: Griffiths 11.4. (comes with hints) Homework due on Mar. 24, 2005. |
Tue. Mar. 22, 2005 Lecture 17 |
The Born approximation (Griffiths section 11.3). Homework: Griffiths 11.13, 11.14. Homework due on Mar. 31, 2005. |
Thu. Mar. 24, 2005 Lecture 18 |
Review for test 3 Homework: None. |
Tue. Mar. 29, 2005 Test |
Test #3 covers Sakurai sections 5.6, 5.7, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, Griffiths 11.1, 11.2 Homework: None. |
Thu. Mar. 31, 2005 Lecture 19 |
Sakurai section 7.1 Homework: Sakurai 7.1. Homework due on April 7, 2005. |
Tue. Apr. 5, 2005 Lecture 20 |
Sakurai sections 7.2, 7.3 Homework: Sakurai 7.2. Homework due on April 14, 2005. |
Thu. Apr. 7, 2005 Lecture 21 |
Sakurai section 7.5 Homework due on April 14, 2005. |
Tue. Apr. 12, 2005 Lecture 22 |
Sakurai section 7.6 Homework due on Tue. Apr. 19, 2005. |
Thu. Apr. 14, 2005 Lecture 23 |
Sakurai section 7.6 Homework due on Apr. 21, 2005. |
Tue. Apr. 19, 2005 Lecture 24 |
Sakurai sections 7.6, 7.7. No homework. |
Thu. Apr. 21, 2005 Lecture 25 |
Sakurai section 7.7. Brief Review. No homework. Bonus questions on Scattering theory: Multiple choice. |
Sat. Apr. 30, 2005 Final Exam |
Final Exam: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. The Final Exam covers all material in the course. |