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| − | |week of 1/11/06 | review: black body radiation, Planck's formula, de Broglie waves |chapter 1 | + | {| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" |
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| − | |1/16 | Frank-Hertz experiment, Davisson-Germer experiment |chapter 1 | + | |week of 1/11/06 |
| − | + | |review: black body radiation, Planck's formula, de Broglie waves | |
| − | |1/23 | the wave function and the Schroedinger equation |chapter 2 | + | |chapter 1 |
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| − | |1/30 | description of states, interference, superposition, wave equation | + | |1/16 |
| − | + | | Frank-Hertz experiment, Davisson-Germer experiment | |
| − | |2/6 | Fourier Transform, wave packets, group velocity, momentum msmts | + | |chapter 1 |
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| − | |2/13 | first hourly 2/13 on chapter 2 | | + | |1/23 |
| − | + | | the wave function and the Schroedinger equation | |
| − | |2/20 | physical quantities and measurement: the measurement procedure |chapter 3 | + | |chapter 2 |
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| − | |2/27 | physical quantities and observables, eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of an | + | |1/30 |
| − | + | | description of states, interference, superposition, wave equation | |
| − | |3/6 | observable. Coherence, propability current | + | | |
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| − | |3/13 | second hourly 3/13 chapter 3 | + | |2/6 |
| − | + | |Fourier Transform, wave packets, group velocity, momentum msmts | |
| − | |3/20 | spring break | + | | |
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| − | |3/27 | quantization of energy in symple systems: bound and scattering states | chapter 4 | + | |2/13 |
| − | + | | first hourly 2/13 on chapter 2 | |
| − | |4/3 | harmonic oscillator, molecular physics, square well potentials, NH3 | + | | |
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| − | |4/10 | third hourly 4/10 chapter 4 | | + | |2/20 |
| − | + | | physical quantities and measurement: the measurement procedure | |
| − | |4/17 | Principles of quantum mechanics: measurement, superpositin | chapter 5 | + | |chapter 3 |
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| − | |4/24 | Hilbert space, Diract formalism, spectral theorem, time evolution | | + | |2/27 |
| − | + | | physical quantities and observables, eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of an | |
| − | |5/1 | special topics: e.g., the ammonia maser, polarization of light | chapter 6 | + | | |
| − | |5/8 | final exam | + | |- |
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| + | | observable. Coherence, propability current | ||
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| + | |3/13 | ||
| + | |second hourly 3/13 chapter 3 | ||
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| + | |3/20 | ||
| + | | spring break | ||
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| + | |3/27 | ||
| + | | quantization of energy in symple systems: bound and scattering states | ||
| + | | chapter 4 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |4/3 | ||
| + | | harmonic oscillator, molecular physics, square well potentials, NH3 | ||
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| + | |- | ||
| + | |4/10 | ||
| + | | third hourly 4/10 chapter 4 | ||
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| + | |- | ||
| + | |4/17 | ||
| + | | Principles of quantum mechanics: measurement, superpositin | ||
| + | | chapter 5 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |4/24 | ||
| + | | Hilbert space, Diract formalism, spectral theorem, time evolution | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |5/1 | ||
| + | | special topics: e.g., the ammonia maser, polarization of light | ||
| + | | chapter 6 | ||
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| + | |5/8 | ||
| + | | final exam | ||
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Revision as of 18:15, 24 February 2006
| week of 1/11/06 | review: black body radiation, Planck's formula, de Broglie waves | chapter 1 |
| 1/16 | Frank-Hertz experiment, Davisson-Germer experiment | chapter 1 |
| 1/23 | the wave function and the Schroedinger equation | chapter 2 |
| 1/30 | description of states, interference, superposition, wave equation | |
| 2/6 | Fourier Transform, wave packets, group velocity, momentum msmts | |
| 2/13 | first hourly 2/13 on chapter 2 | |
| 2/20 | physical quantities and measurement: the measurement procedure | chapter 3 |
| 2/27 | physical quantities and observables, eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of an | |
| 3/6 | observable. Coherence, propability current | |
| 3/13 | second hourly 3/13 chapter 3 | |
| 3/20 | spring break | |
| 3/27 | quantization of energy in symple systems: bound and scattering states | chapter 4 |
| 4/3 | harmonic oscillator, molecular physics, square well potentials, NH3 | |
| 4/10 | third hourly 4/10 chapter 4 | |
| 4/17 | Principles of quantum mechanics: measurement, superpositin | chapter 5 |
| 4/24 | Hilbert space, Diract formalism, spectral theorem, time evolution | |
| 5/1 | special topics: e.g., the ammonia maser, polarization of light | chapter 6 |
| 5/8 | final exam |
