Honors Physics 631 -- Autumn, 2011

THE quantum home page

DON'T PANIC

NEWS

3rd exam
Notes for 3rd exam
Solutions for 3rd exam

QM Interactive Simulations at Univ. of Colorado

Instructors & office hours
General info
Homework Problem Sets
Exams -- schedule
Articles -- various articles
Lecture Notes -- selected
Some links of interest

Instructor:

Prof. Robert Perry

M2056 Physics Research Building

perry@mps.ohio-state.edu

397-1031 (office/cell), 846-0361 (home)

Prof. Perry's Office Hours

Fridays - several hours on day homework due

Ask for time any day after lecture or:

email perry.6@osu.edu for appointment

Grader:

Mr. Sushant More

email more.13@buckeyemail.osu.edu

Return to Contents

General Information about Honors Physics 631

Course Information Handout

Course title:: Introductory Quantum Mechanics I
Text:: Principles of Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Edition, by R. Shankar
Topics to be covered:
1) Quick Overview: Spin-1/2 Quantum Systems 2) Linear Algebra and Dirac Notation 3) Postulates of Quantum Mechanics 4) One-Dimensional Quantum Systems -- particle in a box -- delta function potential -- step potential 5) Harmonic Oscillator 6) Heisenberg Uncertainty Relations 7) Identical Particles (depends on time available)
Meeting Schedule:: Four days each week at 10:30 am (MWF) in Smith 2144, Thur in Smith 1138
0th order Grade Weighting:: Homework [25%]; Three exams [3 x 25%]
1st order corrections to Grade Weighting:: Correcting tests; One-on-one meetings; Classroom participation

Return to Contents

Problem Sets

Homework is due by 4:00 pm Friday. Turn in at front desk of main office. Late homework will be accepted through Monday morning, but you lose 25%.
Graded homework returned in class within a week and solutions posted here.

Hwk #1 (due Mon, 26 Sept) --- 1st Homework Assignment Solutions
Hwk #2 (due 30 Sept) --- 1.1.4, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.6, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.8.1, 1.8.2 (most are easy) Solutions
Hwk #3 (due 7 Oct) --- 1.8.8, 1.8.9, 1.8.12, 1.10.1, 1.10.3, 1.10.4 Solutions
Hwk #4 (due 14 Oct) --- 4.2.1 (counts as 4 problems), 4.2.3 Solutions
Hwk #5 (due 28 Oct) --- 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4 Solutions
Hwk #6 (due 4 Nov) -- Hwk #6 Assignment Solutions
Hwk #7 (due 18 Nov) --- 7.3.4, 7.4.1, 7.4.2, 7.4.5, 7.4.6, 7.5.2, 7.5.3 Solutions
Hwk #8 (due Tues, 29 Nov) --- 8th Homework Assignment Solutions from last year

Return to Contents

Examinations

You are NOT allowed to use notes or calculators during exams. I will provide details I do not expect you to know and try to make clear what that means.
Exam schedule is tentative. Let me know if any of these do not work.