ANNOUNCEMENTS:

My lecture notes from Oct. 20 are here.

HW #11 (last one!) is due at 5pm on Tue., Dec. 1.

I will be out of town Nov. 20. No class on Nov. 20. Make up class on Nov. 20 at 3:40pm in Rm 262.

The final exam will be "take-home" format. I plan to distribute it on Dec. 4. Due by Dec. 11.

INSTRUCTOR: Jeff Blackmon
OFFICE: 221-C Nicholson Hall
LAB: 154 Nicholson Hall
TELEPHONE: 578-7283

E-MAIL: blackmon@lsu.edu

OFFICE HOURS:

• Mon 3:30-5:30pm
  
• Wed 12:30-2:00pm
  
• Fri 12:30-2:00pm
  
• Feel free to stop by at other times.

LECTURES: M-W-F 11:30am-12:30pm, Room 106 Nicholson Hall

TEXT: The required text is Principles of Quantum Mechanics by R. Shankar (2nd Edition). I will also draw pretty heavily from Merzbacher. I recommend that you consider it as secondary text.

CONTENT:

• This course covers the principles of non-relativistic quantum mechanics, which forms a basis for many modern fields of physics reserach.
• In this semester we focus on the basic principles, one-dimensional problems, and symmetries. This covers essentially Chap. 1-12 of Shankar, which the exception of Chap. 8 (which will be skipped this semester).
• In class we will discuss the concepts and work problems. You are expected to participate actively in class.
• However, not all topics can be covered in really sufficient detail in class. You also need to study the text and work the homework problems.

HOMEWORK:

• Homework assignments are posted online.
• They will generally be due on Wed. at the beginning of class.
• I like to discuss homework in class soon after it is due when it is fresh in your minds, therefore late assignments are not accepted.

GRADING SCHEME:

• Your grade for the semester will be based upon homework, a mid-term and final exam. The overall weighting is broken down as follows:
• Homework 30%
• Mid-term exam 30% (around mid October)
• Final Exam 40%
• The mid-term and final are in-class exams. Make-up exams will only be given under very special circumstances.

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