EP 228 - Quantum Mechanics I, Spring 2016-17
Instructor Name Kumar Rao Course Type Core for EP students Course overview Schrodinger Equation, Particle in a box, quantum harmonic oscillator, infinite vector space, bra-ket notations, angular momentum and spin algebra, spherical harmonics, spherically symmetric potentials, hydrogen atom, addition of angular momenta, Clebsch-Gordan coefficients. Prerequisites No formal prerequisites. Knowledge of PH 107 is useful but not essential. Credit distribution Quiz1-10% , Quiz2-10%, Midsem-30% , Endsem-40%, 2 Assignments-10% combined. Feedback on Lectures No attendance policy, but the prof highly encourages attending his lectures. Prof teaches from slides in class. The slides are good and complete; they are regularly updated. Feedback on tutorials, assignments and exams Regular tutorial sheets and tutorial sessions (once a week). In addition, two assignments had to be submitted which carried weightage in the final grading. Relevant References There is...