Course Information
Lectures at TTh 2:30-3:45PM in 3M56
| Dr. Andrew Frey 2L26 a dot frey at uwinnipeg dot ca 786-9215 |
Marker: TBA For questions about marking only |
| Office Hours M 2:30-3:30PM or by appointment |
Course Outline
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
- Required: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
by Griffiths, 2nd ed
OR Introduction to Quantum Mechanics by Griffiths and Shroeter, 3rd ed - Supplementary: Principles of Quantum Mechanics by Ohanian
- Supplementary: Principles of Quantum Mechanics by Shankar, 2nd ed
- Supplementary: Quantum Mechanics by Scherrer
- Supplementary: Quantum Mechanics by Merzbacher, 3rd ed.
In addition, some extra reading (from other texts, journal articles, etc) may be assigned.
Important Dates
- First Lecture: Sept 4, 2018
- Fall Reading Week: Oct 7-13, 2018 (no class)
- First In-Class Test: Nov 15, 2018, room 2L14
- Last Fall Lecture: Nov 29, 2018
- First Winter Lecture: Jan 8, 2019
- Second In-Class Test: Feb 14, 2019, room 2L14
- Voluntary Withdrawal Date: Feb 15, 2019
- Winter Reading Week: Feb 17-23, 2019 (no class)
- Last Day of Lecture: April 4, 2019
- Exam Review: April 8, 2019, 2-3:30PM, 2L14
- Final Exam: April 9, 2019, 1:30-4:30PM, 3M56
Reading Schedule
Reading assignments will be posted on the course web page. 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.
NOTE: Unless noted, sections from Griffiths refer to the 2nd edition of the required textbook. If you are using the 3rd edition, please check with me about the reading assignment if the topic does not match the lecture. Readings that differ are marked with *.
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| Dates | Topic | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 4-11 Sept | Formalism: States | Griffiths §3.1,6; §A.1,2 |
| 13-20 Sept | Formalism: Observables | Griffiths §3.2,3,6; §A.3,5 |
| 25-27 Sept | Formalism: Probabilistic Interpretation | Griffiths §1.6; §3.4,5 |
| 2-4 Oct | Formalism: Time Dependence | Griffiths §2.1 & 3.5; suggested: Shankar §4.3 |
| 16 Oct | Neutrino Oscillations | No Reading |
| 16-23 Oct | 1D QM: Free Particle & Delta-Function Potential | Griffiths §2.4-5 |
| 25-30 Oct | 1D QM: Square Wells | Griffiths §2.2,6 |
| 1-8 Nov | 1D QM: Harmonic Oscillator | Griffiths §2.3 |
| 13-15 Nov | Review & In-Class Test | Cover Sheet |
| 8-23 Nov | 3D QM: States & Schrödinger Equation | Griffiths §4.1 |
| 22-27 Nov | 3D QM: Angular Momentum I | Griffiths §4.1,3 |
| 27 Nov - 8 Jan | 3D QM: Angular Momentum II | Griffiths §4.1,3,4.4.1 |
| 8-15 Jan | 3D QM: Electromagnetic Interactions | Griffiths §4.4.2; 3rd ed §4.5 (through Library Course Reserves) |
| 15-17 Jan | 3D QM: Angular Momentum III | Griffiths §4.4 |
| 22-24 Jan | 3D QM: Hydrogen/Coulomb Potential | Griffiths §4.2 |
| 24-29 Jan | 3D QM: Multiple Particles | Griffiths §5.1,2 |
| 31 Jan - 5 Feb | Interpretation of QM | Griffiths §12.1,2,4 (3ed sections differ); watch Quantum Mechanics In Your Face |
| 7-12 Feb | Quantum Computing | Blümel §7.2-7 (course reserves) OR Wilde §3.2,3,5 (here) |
| 12-14 Feb | Review & In-Class Test | Cover Sheet |
| 26-28 Feb | Solid State Physics: Free Electrons & Bloch Waves | Griffiths §5.3 |
| 5 Mar | Solid State Physics: Statistical Mechanics | Griffiths §5.4 |
| 7-14 Mar | Perturbation Theory: Time-Independent | Griffiths §6.1-5 |
| 14-19 Mar | Perturbation Theory: Time-Dependent | Griffiths §9.1-2; suggested: Shankar §18.1-2 |
| 21-26 Mar | Variational Principle | Griffiths §7.1-2 |
| 26 Mar - 4 Apr | Semiclassical or WKB Approximation | Griffiths §8.1-3; suggested: Merzbacher §7.1-4 |
| 8 Apr | Exam Review, 2L14 | bring your questions |
| 9 Apr | Final Exam, 3M56 |
Homework Assignments
Policies
Please see the course outline for the official statement of homework policies. The following are guidelines:
- Assignments will only be posted on this web page, NOT handed out in class!
- Assignments will be posted Thursday, students will present them the following Tuesday, and assignments are due the next Thursday. Assignments are due by 10:59PM Thursdays to the dropbox outside room 2L26. Make sure to label your assignment with your name and "QMII."
- Collaboration is allowed, but you must write up your own solutions independently (in your own words).
- Late assignments will only be accepted with prior permission from the instructor.
- Assignments that are not neatly organized and written will receive zero credit (one warning allowed). Please see the course outline.
- If you find a mistake in grading, please see the instructor.
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 for security reasons.
- Assignment 1 due 13 Sept,
Student presenters: (1) M. Anderson (2) T. Coates (3) J. Hrzich (4) T. Njezic - Assignment 2 due 20 Sept (note extra credit),
Student presenters: (1) J. Pu (2) P. Rai (3) C. Russell - Assignment 3 due 27 Sept,
Student presenters: (1) M. Anderson (2) T. Coates (3) J. Hrzich - Assignment 4 due 4 Oct,
Student presenters: (1) none (2) J. Pu (3) P. Rai - Assignment 5 due 18 Oct,
Student presenters: (1) T. Njezic (2) C. Russell (3) M. Anderson - Assignment 6 due 25 Oct,
Student presenters: (1) T. Coates (2) J. Hrzich (3) T. Njezic - Assignment 7 due 1 Nov,
Student presenters: (1) T. Njezic (2) J. Pu (3) P. Rai - Assignment 8 due 8 Nov,
Student presenters: (1) C. Russell (2) M. Anderson (3) T. Coates - Assignment 9 due 22 Nov,
Student presenters (20 Nov): (1) J. Hrzich (2-4) none - Assignment 10 due 29 Nov,
Student presenters: (1) J. Pu (2) P. Rai (3) C. Russell - Assignment 11 due 10 Jan,
Student presenters (for Jan 8): (1) M. Anderson (2) T. Coates (3) J. Hrzich (4) J. Pu (5) P. Rai (6) C. Russell - Assignment 12 due 17 Jan,
Student presenters: (1) M. Anderson (2) T. Coates (3) J. Hrzich - Assignment 13 due 24 Jan,
Student presenters: (1) J. Pu (2) P. Rai (3) C. Russell - Assignment 14 due 31 Jan,
Student presenters: (1) none (2) T. Coates (3) J. Hrzich - Assignment 15 due 7 Feb,
Student presenters: (1) M. Anderson (2) J. Pu (3) P. Rai - Assignment 16 due 28 Feb,
Student presenters: (for Feb 28) (1) C. Russell (2) M. Anderson (3) T. Coates (4-5) No presentation - Assignment 17 due 7 Mar,
Student presenters: (1) J. Hrzich (2) J. Pu (3) P. Rai - Assignment 18 due 14 Mar,
Student presenters: (1) C. Russell (2) M. Anderson (3) T. Coates - Assignment 19 due 21 Mar,
Student presenters: (1) J. Hrzich (2) none (3) P. Rai - Assignment 20 due 28 Mar,
Student presenters: (1) J. Pu (2) C. Russell (3) M. Anderson (4) T. Coates - Assignment 21 due 4 Apr,
Student presenters: (1) J. Hrzich (2) J. Pu (3) P. Rai
Last updated: 13:45 on 26 Aug 2019