| Week | Dates | Topics and Reading | Homework | |
| 1 | 1/10-1/14 |
M: Class overview, Introduction, Relativity W: Relativity; TZD 1.1-5 F: Relativity; TZD 1.6-10 |
HW 1 (due W, 1/19): TZD problems: 1.2,1.6,1.16,1.20,1.22,1.26,1.32 |
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| 2 | 1/17-1/21 |
M: no class, MLK Jr. day W: Relativity; TZD 1.11-14, HW 1 due. F: Relativistic Mechanics; TZD 2.1-4 |
HW 2 (due M, 1/24): TZD problems: 1.42,1.48,1.50, 2.2,2.8,2.18,2.20,2.24,2.26 |
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| 3 | 1/24-1/28 |
M: Relativistic Mechanics; TZD 2.5-8 W: Relativistic Mechanics; TZD 2.9-11 F: Relativistic Mechanics; review |
HW 3 (not collected): TZD problems: 2.30,2.34,2.38,2.44,2.48 |
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| 4 | 1/31-2/4 |
M: Exam 1 , Chaps 1-2 W: Atoms; TZD 3.1-7 F: Atoms; TZD 3.8-13 |
HW 4 (due M, 2/7): TZD problems: 3.6,3.12,3.18,3.24,3.26,3.28,3.32,3.38 |
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| 5 | 2/7-2/11 |
M: Light Quant.; TZD 4.1-3 W: Light Quant.; TZD 4.4-5 F: Light Quant.; TZD 4.6-7 |
HW 5 (due M, 2/14): TZD problems: 4.4,4.6,4.8,4.12,4.14,4.20,4.22,4.28 |
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| 6 | 2/14-2/18 |
M: Atomic Levels; TZD 5.1-4 W: Atomic Levels; TZD 5.5-7 F: Atomic Levels; TZD 5.8-10 |
HW 6 (due M, 2/21): TZD problems: 5.2,5.4,5.10,5.12,5.16,5.18,5.20,5.22 |
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| 7 | 2/21-2/25 |
M: Matter Waves; TZD 6.1-3 W: Matter Waves; TZD 6.4-6 F: Matter Waves; TZD 6.7-10, review |
HW 7 (not collected): TZD problems: 6.2, 6.8, 6.10, 6.22, 6.28, 6.38, 6.42, 6.48 |
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| 8 | 2/28-3/4 |
M: Exam 2 , Chaps 3-6 W: 1D Schrodinger Eq.; TZD 7.1-3 F: 1D Schrodinger Eq.; TZD 7.4-6 |
HW 8 (due M, 3/7): TZD problems: 7.4, 7.12, 7.14, 7.18, 7.20, 7.24, 7.30, 7.40 |
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| 9 | 3/7-3/11 |
M: 1D Schrodinger Eq.; TZD 7.7-8 W: 3D Schrodinger Eq.; TZD 8.1-3 F: 3D Schrodinger Eq.; TZD 8.4-5 |
HW 9 (due M, 3/21): TZD problems: 8.2, 8.4, 8.10, 8.12, 8.16, 8.18, 8.20, 8.22 |
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| - | 3/14-3/18 | Spring Break! | ||
| 10 | 3/21-3/25 |
M: 3D Schrodinger Eq.; TZD 8.6 W: 3D Schrodinger Eq.; TZD 8.7-8.8 F: 3D Schrodinger Eq.; TZD 8.9-8.10 |
HW 10 (due M, 3/28) TZD problems: 8.24, 8.30, 8.32, 8.36, 8.40, 8.42, 8.48, 8.52 |
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| 11 | 3/28-4/1 |
M: Electron Spin ; TZD 9.1-2 W: Electron Spin ; TZD 9.3-4 F: Electron Spin ; TZD 9.5-6 |
HW 11 (due M, 4/4): TZD problems: 9.4,9.8,9.10,9.12,9.14,9.16,9.18,9.20 |
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| 12 | 4/4-4/8 |
M: Multielectron Atoms; TZD 10.1-3 W: Multielectron Atoms; TZD 10.4-6 F: Multielectron Atoms; TZD 10.7-8 |
HW 12 (not collected): TZD problems: 10.2, 10.4, 10.6, 10.8,10.16, 10.18, 10.24, 10.30 |
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| 13 | 4/11-4/15 |
M: Exam 3 , Chaps 7-10 W: Molecules: TZD 12.1-12.4 F: Solids: TZD 13.1-13.5 |
HW 13 (due M, 4/18): TZD problems: 12.2, 12.8, 12.14, 12.24, 13.26, 13.28 |
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| 14 | 4/18-4/22 |
M: Solids: TZD 14.1-14.2 W: Solids: TZD 14.3-14.4 F: Nuclei: TZD 16.1-16.7, course project due |
HW 14 (due M, 4/25): TZD problems: 13.32, 13.34, 14.6, 14.8, 14.22, 14.26 |
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| 15 | 4/25-4/29 |
M: Nuclei: TZD 16.1-16.7 W: Nuclear Reactions: TZD 17.6-17.8 F: Elementary Particles: TZD 18.7-18.10 |
HW 15 (not collected): TZD problems: 16.10, 16.14, 16.18, 16.20, 16.34, 17.36, 17.40, 17.42, 17.50, 18.36 |
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| Finals | 5/2-5/6 | Final Exam: Fri, 5/6, 12:30pm, SW 219. | .. | |