This is the first in a 3 course sequence in quantum mechanics for undergraduates. It is a core course for first year BSc physics students and the recommended second physics course for BSc Maths & CS students.
The pre-requisites for this course are high school physics, some knowledge of classical mechanics (at the level of our Classical Mechanics 1 course) as well as some familiarity with calculus and linear algebra.
The course will meet from 9:10 to 10:25 am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays in lecture hall 1 at CMI.
Some text/reference books are listed here.
Rough syllabus for this course.
Some brief lecture notes are here.
Problem set 1 is due by 5pm on Thursday Jan 13
Problem set 2 is due by the beginning of lecture on Friday Jan 21
Problem set 3 is due by the beginning of lecture on Friday Jan 28
Problem set 4 is due by the beginning of lecture on Friday Feb 4
Problem set 5 is due by the beginning of lecture on Friday Feb 11
Problem set 6 is due by the beginning of lecture on Friday Feb 18
The mid-term exam is scheduled to be held from 1:30-4:30 pm on Friday 25 Feb 2011 in the Seminar Hall. Notes/books/discussions are not permitted. Answers must be written with a blue pen.
Problem set 7 is due by the beginning of lecture on Monday Mar 7
Problem set 8 is due by the beginning of lecture on Monday Mar 14
Problem set 9 is due by the beginning of lecture on Monday Mar 21
Problem set 10 is due by the beginning of lecture on Monday Mar 28
Problem set 11 is due by the beginning of lecture on Monday Apr 4
Problem set 12 is due by the beginning of lecture on Monday Apr 11
Problem set 13 is due by the beginning of lecture on Monday Apr 18
An article on double slit interference experiments, by Anu Venugopalan from Resonance magazine.
The end-term exam is scheduled to be held from 1:30-4:30 pm in Lecture Hall 5 on Friday 29 April 2011. Notes/books/discussions are not permitted. Answers must be written with a blue pen.