Professor: Massimiliano Di Ventra
5430 Mayer Hall
diventra@physics.ucsd.edu
Office Hours: Tues 2-3pm,
or by appointment. 		 TA: Eddy Barnes
2101 Mayer Hall
efbarnes@physics.ucsd.edu
Office Hours: by appointment
 



       

Textbook: Quantum Physics, 3rd Edition, by S. Gasiorowicz.

Course Times : MWF 10:00-10:50am, SEQUO 147.

Discussion Session: Ths. 2:00 - 2:50pm, SEQUO 147.

Homework: Assigned weekly, due FRIDAY, at the START of lecture. Will also be accepted at the following lecture, but with a 20% penalty.

Midterm: Open book exam. Bring bluebook.

Final: Friday, Dec. 10, 8:00-11:00 AM, SEQUO 147. Open book exam. Final         Solutions

Grading: Homework=20%, Midterm =30%, Final=50%.

Exams and solutions: Midterm, Nov. 1 2004, 10:00-10:50am SEQUO 147         Midterm Solutions

       

Week# Topics (and link to lecture notes) Homework (and link to solutions)
1 The Hydrogen Atom L1, L2, L3  HW1     Solns
2 Indentical Particles L1, L2, L3   NO HW      Solns
3 Time-Independent Perturbation Theory L1, L2, L3   HW2     Solns
4 The Variational Principle L1, L2, L3   HW3      Solns
5 Molecules L1, L2, L3   HW4     Solns
6 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory L1, L2, L3 NO HW      Solns
7 TD Perturbation Theory, continued L1 HW5      Solns
8,9 Scattering Theory L1, L2 HW6      Solns
10 Elements of Quantum Information L1, L2 L3 HW7      Solns