PH 301 Quantum Mechanics 2 (Autumn 2017-18)
Instructor Name: Prof. P. Ramadevi, Prof. S. Shankaranarayanan
Course Type: Core
Pre-requisites: Quantum Mechanics 1
Course Content: Angular momentum algebra and the Wigner-Eckart theorem,
variational principle, WKB method, time independent and time dependent perturbation theory,
introduction to scattering theory, introduction to relativistic QM
Books: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (Griffiths), Modern Quantum Mechanics (Sakurai),
Principles of Quantum Mechanics (Shankar), Quantum Mechanics (Merzbacher)
Lectures: Prof. Ramadevi: Combination of slides and blackboard.
Prof. Shankaranarayanan: Blackboard only.
Attendance was taken in every class but no DX grades were awarded.
Assignments: A few problems in every assignment sheet were to be submitted for grading (accounted for 20% of the final grade). The other problems were discussed in class either by the instructor or the TA. Difficulty level of assignments was moderate.
Exams and Grading: Midsem (30%), Quiz (10%), Endsem (40%).
There was only one quiz, between midsem and endsem.
Online materials: http://web.pa.msu.edu/people/mmoore/852.html
Follow up courses: Quantum Mechanics 3, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Pro-Tips: The goal of this course is to teach the use of certain standard tools that every physicist should have under their belt. Since the focus is on learning the use of these methods, the course content tends to get rather dry at times. It might, therefore, be detrimental to your performance if you forget the final goal of going through the rigorous problem sets. To keep you going, it might be useful to read up on the applications of whatever is taught in class (Feynman Lectures would be perfect for this) - trust me, there are *many*.
Respondent: Arkya Chatterjee
Course Type: Core
Pre-requisites: Quantum Mechanics 1
Course Content: Angular momentum algebra and the Wigner-Eckart theorem,
variational principle, WKB method, time independent and time dependent perturbation theory,
introduction to scattering theory, introduction to relativistic QM
Books: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (Griffiths), Modern Quantum Mechanics (Sakurai),
Principles of Quantum Mechanics (Shankar), Quantum Mechanics (Merzbacher)
Lectures: Prof. Ramadevi: Combination of slides and blackboard.
Prof. Shankaranarayanan: Blackboard only.
Attendance was taken in every class but no DX grades were awarded.
Assignments: A few problems in every assignment sheet were to be submitted for grading (accounted for 20% of the final grade). The other problems were discussed in class either by the instructor or the TA. Difficulty level of assignments was moderate.
Exams and Grading: Midsem (30%), Quiz (10%), Endsem (40%).
There was only one quiz, between midsem and endsem.
Online materials: http://web.pa.msu.edu/people/mmoore/852.html
Follow up courses: Quantum Mechanics 3, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Pro-Tips: The goal of this course is to teach the use of certain standard tools that every physicist should have under their belt. Since the focus is on learning the use of these methods, the course content tends to get rather dry at times. It might, therefore, be detrimental to your performance if you forget the final goal of going through the rigorous problem sets. To keep you going, it might be useful to read up on the applications of whatever is taught in class (Feynman Lectures would be perfect for this) - trust me, there are *many*.
Respondent: Arkya Chatterjee
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