Physics 4803, Fall 2012
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II
Professor Kimball A. Milton
Last updated: December 10, 2012
by Kim Milton E-mail
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For the syllabus for Physics 4803, click
here for pdf.
Here is a questionnaire on your previous background and
expectations for the course in
pdf. Please turn it in in class
by Wednesday, August 22.
Lecture Notes in pdf format
Lecture notes for Physics 3803, QMI, are available here.
Lecture 1, August 20, 22.
Lectures 2-5, August 22, 24, 27, 29.
Corrected and updated, August 29.
Lectures 6-9, August 31,
September 5, 7, 10. Corrected and updated,
September 5.
Lectures 10-11,
September 12, 14.
Lectures 12, 13
September 17, 19 Slightly corrected,
September 19.
Lectures 13-15,
September 19, 21, 24. Substantially updated,
September 24.
Lectures 16-18,
September 26. 28, October 1. Substantially updated,
October 1.
Lectures 19-24,
October 3, 5, 15, 17, 19, 22 Substantially updated,
October 22.
Lectures 25-27,
October 24, 26, 29.
Lectures 28-32,
October 31, November 2, 5, 7, 9.
Slightly corrected, November 12.
Lectures 33-38,
November 12, 14, 16, 26, 28, 30. Substantially updated,
November 29.
Lectures 39-41,
December 3, 5, 7. Corrections inserted,
especially in Eq. (23.8b), on December 5.
Correction to Eq. (23.36) made on December 9.
Study Guide for Physics 4803,
posted December 10.
Homework Assignments
Homework assignment 1, due
Friday, August 31.
Homework assignment 2, due
Friday, September 14. errors in Problem 1, corrected
9/9/12
Homework assignment 3, due
Friday, September 21.
Homework assignment 4, due
Friday, October 5 (note change).
Homework assignment 5, due
Friday, October 26.
Homework assignment 6, due
Friday, November 9.
Homework assignment 7, due
Friday, November 30.
Homework assignment 8, due
Friday, December 7.
Solutions to Homework Assignments
Solutions will be posted on
Desire2Learn in pdf form.
Quizzes
Quiz 1, given August 24, and its solution.
Quiz 2, given August 31, and its solution.
Quiz 3, given September 7, and its solution.
Quiz 4, given September 14, and its solution.
Quiz 5, given September 21, and its solution.
Quiz 6, given September 28, and its solution.
Quiz 7, given October 5, and its solution.
Quiz 8, given October 19, and its solution.
Quiz 9, given October 26, and its solution.
Quiz 10, given November 2, and its solution.
Quiz 11, given November 9, and its solution.
Quiz 12, given November 16, and its solution.
Quiz 13, given November 30, and its solution.
Quiz 14, given December 7, and its solution.
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