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Homework
Problem solving:
The problems are the most important element of this
course. You already know SchrdingerÕs equation, but you may not have become proficient
with using arbitrary sets of basis states, using the relationship between
symmetries and observables, and using perturbation methods.
I would like you to solve several problems each week
of the semester. The assigned problems are on the pdf
files linked below. Many of SakuraiÕs problems are quite simple once you
understand the relationship between states, matrices, bras and kets, and the pdf often includes
comments that should help clarify this relationship and what is expected in the
problem. I will try to spend a great deal of class time working examples and
answering questions.
Reading:
Keep up with the reading. If I assign problems covering certain material in the text, read all of
the text up to and including that topic.
Assignments:
Feel free to ask questions about the problems in
class. Links to problems are in red.
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Read Goudsmit on the discovery of spin: Goudsmit (ItÕs hilarious too!) |
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Jan 20 |
Exercises on Pauli matrices |
Historical Overview |
Jan 20 |
Problems on wave
mechanics |
Jan 27 |
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Barriers and tunneling |
Jan 31 |
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(pdf below) |
Feb 22 |
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(pdf below) |
March |
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Notes for Midterm Questions |
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The links in the table above give the
assignments and some comments on the problems. Below are copies of the complete
problem pages of the correct edition of Sakurai:
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