Physics 3320 Quantum Physics II Spring 2013
Class Hours: MWF 2:00 - 2:50 PM
Classroom: MH2002
Text: Kenneth Krane, Modern Physics (2nd Edition)
Course webpage: http://astro1.panet.utoledo.edu/~jamar/phys3320/phys3320.html
Instructor: Professor Jacques G. Amar Grading:
Office: MH5006 Homework 20%
Office hours: WF 3:00 – 5:00 First Exam 25%
Office phone: 530-2259 Second Exam 25%
E-mail: jamar@physics.utoledo.edu Final 30%
PHYS3320-Syllabus.pdf Problem Set 1 (due Monday, January 14) Problem Set 2 (due Friday, January 25) Notes on LS coupling (pdf) Notes on Antisymmetric Wavefunctions (pdf) Notes on Pauli principle and antisymmetric wavefunctions Notes on LS coupling and Zeeman effect (pdf) Problem Set 3 (due Friday, February 8) Notes on sp(n) hybrid orbitals Applications of molecular spectra CO2 vibrational modes and greenhouse effect AIP website on global warming Computer animations of vibrating molecules Problem Set 4 (due Wednesday, February 20) Summary of Chapters 8 & 9 Review Questions for Exam Note: Exam 1 is scheduled for Friday, February 22 Honors Project Part A Honors Project Part B Derivation of Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics Problem Set 5 (due Wednesday, March 20) Notes on solid binding and crystal structure Notes on superconductivity Notes on Band theory Notes on pn junctions Problem Set 6 (due Monday, April 1) Note: Exam 2 is now scheduled for Monday, April 8 Review Notes for Exam 2 Problem Set 7 (due Friday, April 19) Problem Set 8 (due Friday, April 26) Extra Credit Assignment (due Thursday, May 2 at Final Exam) Notes on fission and fusion Notes on elementary particles Note: WAC papers are due Friday, April 26 Note: Final exam is scheduled for Thursday, May 2 from 12:30 - 2:30 Review notes for final exam