Course Information

Lectures at TTh 11:30AM-12:45PM in 3M56

Dr. Andrew Frey
2L26
a dot frey at uwinnipeg dot ca
786-9215
Marker: Brad Cownden
For questions about marking only
b dot cownden-ra at uwinnipeg dot ca
Office Hours M 1:30-2:30PM or by appointment

Course Outline
Fall Grade Summary
Final Grade Summary

This is the course homepage for PHYS-4601, Quantum Mechanics II.

I welcome feedback and comments on the course. If you're more comfortable commenting anonymously, leave me a note in my mailbox in the department office (3L00A).

Texts

In addition, some extra reading (from other texts, journal articles, etc) may be assigned.

Important Dates

Reading Schedule

Reading assignments will be posted on the course web page each week. You are responsible for keeping up with the reading; material covered in the reading will not necessarily be discussed in the class lectures but may be included in tests. If you click the topic title, you'll get a scanned copy of my lecture notes.

Dates Topic Reading
5-10 SeptFormalism: States Griffiths §3.1,6; §A.1,2
12-17 SeptFormalism: Observables Griffiths §3.2,3,6; §A.3,5
19-24 SeptFormalism: Probabilistic Interpretation Griffiths §1.6; §3.4,5
24 Sept - 1 OctFormalism: Time Dependence Griffiths §2.1 & 3.5; suggested: Shankar §4.3
3-10 Oct1D QM: Free Particle & Delta-Function PotentialGriffiths §2.4-5
10-15 Oct1D QM: Square Wells Griffiths §2.2,6
17-22 Oct1D QM: Harmonic OscillatorGriffiths §2.3
24-29 OctReview & In-Class Test Solution removed
31 Oct - 5 Nov3D QM: States & Schrödinger EquationGriffiths §4.1
5-7 Nov3D QM: Angular Momentum I Griffiths §4.1,3
12-21 Nov3D QM: Angular Momentum II Griffiths §4.1,3,4
21-26 Nov3D QM: Angular Momentum III Griffiths §4.4
26 Nov - 7 Jan3D QM: Hydrogen/Coulomb PotentialGriffiths §4.2
9-14 Jan3D QM: Multiple Particles Griffiths §5.1,2
16-21 JanInterpretation of QM Griffiths §12.1,2,4
21-23 JanSolid State Physics: Free Electrons & Bloch WavesGriffiths §5.3
28-30 JanSolid State Physics: Statistical MechanicsGriffiths §5.4
30 Jan - 4 FebReview & In-Class Test Solution removed
6-25 FebPerturbation Theory: Time-IndependentGriffiths §6.1-5
25-27 FebPerturbation Theory: Time-DependentGriffiths §9.1-2; suggested: Shankar §18.1-2
27 Feb - 6 MarVariational Principle Griffiths §7.1-2
6-13 Mar Semiclassical or WKB ApproximationGriffiths §8.1-3; suggested: Merzbacher §7.1-4
18-25 MarFeynman Path Integrals No Reading
25-27 MarPhotons in Quantum ElectrodynamicsSuggested: Merzbacher §23.1-2
1-3 AprQuantum Computing No Reading
8 Apr, room 2L14String Theory
17 Apr, room 2L14Final Exam Solution removed

Homework Assignments

Policies

Please see the course outline for the official statement of homework policies. The following are guidelines:

Student Homework Presentations

When homeworks are assigned on Thursday, a student will be assigned to present each problem for a few minutes the following Tuesday. The presentation does not need to be a complete solution, merely some thoughts about the problem and an indication of how to proceed. A demonstration of effort will earn full participation credit (see the course outline). If you are presenting on Tuesday and need advice, please come by office hours on Monday or otherwise contact me.

Homework Sets

Solutions removed

Last updated to remove solutions: 16:32 on 20 Aug 2014