TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

Week Topics (Chapters) Quiz Chapters
1: Sept. 25 Quantum theory of light (2) Ch. 2
2: Oct. 2 Particle nature of matter (3) Chpt. 3
3: Oct. 9 Matter waves (4) Ch. 4
4: Oct. 16 Quantum mechanics in 1d (5) Ch. 5
5: Oct. 23 Tunneling phenomena (6) Ch. 6
6: Oct. 30 Quantum mechanics in 3d (7) Ch. 7
7: Nov. 6 Relativity (1) No quiz
8: Nov. 13 Relativity (1) Ch. 1
9: Nov. 20 Atomic structure (8) No quiz
10: Nov. 27 Molecules and solids (10,11,12) Topics in Ch. 8,10,11,12