Topics
| topic | tentative date | extra reading | homework | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | class intro | Aug. 24 | ||
| 2 | origins of QM | Aug. 26, 28 | none | |
| 3 | the Schrodinger equation | Sept. 2, 4 | none | |
| 4 | 1-D problems: scattering and tunneling | Sept. 9, 11, 14 | none | |
| 5 | 1-D problems: bound states | Sept. 16, 18, 21, 23 | none | |
| 6 | Matrix approach to 1-D problems | Sept. 25, 28 | <none | |
| 7 | wave packets and the uncertainity principle | Sept. 30 | none | |
| 8 | three-dimensional situations | Oct. 2, 5 | none |