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= Quiz =

 * '''Quiz 5''', ~-Nov 29-~: <<la("Q05-Perturbation-TD.pdf", "Time dependent potential, perturbation")>> (''<<la("Q05-Perturbation-TD-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')

 * '''Quiz 4''', ~-Nov 13-~: <<la("Q04-VP-WKB.pdf", "Bohr-Sommerfeld rule and the variational principle")>> (''<<la("Q04-VP-WKB-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')
 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Score stats:", "seagreen")>> 16.3 &pm; 4.3 out of 30.
 }}}

 * '''Quiz 3''', ~-Oct 25-~: <<la("Q03-Symmetry.pdf", "Symmetry")>> (''<<la("Q03-Symmetry-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')
 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Score stats:", "seagreen")>> 4.1 &pm; 2.6 out of 10.
 }}}
 * '''Quiz 2''', ~-Oct 18-~: <<la("Q02-Perturbation.pdf", "Perturbation")>> (''<<la("Q02-Perturbation-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')
 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Score stats:", "seagreen")>> 4.0 &pm; 2.5 out of 10.
 }}}
 * '''Quiz 1''', ~-due 5 PM, Oct 11 (open ''anything'')-~: <<la("Q01-Formalism.pdf", "Formalism")>> (''<<la("Q01-Formalism-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')
 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Score stats:", "seagreen")>> 8.2 &pm; 1.7 out of 10.
 }}}
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  * '''Homework 1''', ~-due Oct 9-~: <<la("H01-Formalism.pdf", "Formalism, Symmetry, Spin")>>  * '''Homework 7''', ~-due Nov 30-~: <<la("H07-Electron-and-photon.pdf", "Electron and photon")>>
 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Correction:")>> Problem 2(d): 14.14 &rarr; 14.13. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-30T11:03:41-0800)>>''-~
 * <<color("Additions, correction, and partial removal:")>> Problem 2 (red). &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-28T16:52:30-0800)>>''-~
 * <<color("Extra office hours:", "seagreen")>> Nov. 28, 11AM &ndash; 2PM
 }}}

 * '''Homework 6''', ~-due Nov 20-~: <<la("H06-Perturbation-TD.pdf", "Time dependent perturbation")>> (''<<la("H06-Perturbation-TD-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')

 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Addition:")>> Problem 1(c): a "perturbing" magnetic field; $\theta (t)$ included in $\hat H_1$. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-19T17:24:39-0800)>>''-~
 * <<color("Addition:")>> Problem 1(c): clarification of Hamiltonians, and the initial condition. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-15T21:25:14-0800)>>''-~
 * <<color("Addition:")>> Problem 4: the last sentence. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-13T13:25:32-0800)>>''-~
 * <<color("Corrections:")>> Problem 1: three corrections (red). The last one is serious (exact &rarr; perturbative). &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-13T13:50:22-0800)>>''-~
 }}}

 * '''Homework 5''', ~-not due, but must do-~: <<la("H05-Variation-WKB.pdf", "Variational principle, WKB")>> (''<<la("H05-Variation-WKB-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')

 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Addition:")>> Solution to problem 4: one more page added. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-10T09:46:50-0800)>>''-~
 * <<color("Correction:")>> Problem 4(c): $\psi^* \psi$ &rarr; $\Psi^* \Psi$. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-06T14:14:08-0800)>>''-~
 * <<color("Correction:")>> Problem 4(d): Eq. 9.9 &rarr; Eq. 10.9. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-10-30T14:48:29-0700)>>''-~
 }}}

 * '''Homework 4''', ~-due Oct 30-~: <<la("H04-Hydrogen-like-atom.pdf", "Hydrogen-like atom")>> (''<<la("H04-Hydrogen-like-atom-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')
 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Score stats:", "seagreen")>> 112 &pm; 16 out of 120.
 * <<color("Corrections:")>> Problem 1: sign for $e$ in $\hat H_1$, and hint. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-10-26T19:40:05-0700)>>''-~
 }}}
 * '''Homework 3''', ~-due Oct 23-~: <<la("H03-Symmetry+.pdf", "Symmetry, conservation, virial theorem+")>> (''<<la("H03-Symmetry+-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')
 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Score stats:", "seagreen")>> 92 &pm; 15 out of 120.
 * <<color("Addition:")>> Page 5: $A \approx 1$, ignoring the 2nd order. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-01T06:52:07-0700)>>''-~
 * <<color("Correction, addition:")>> Power of $\varepsilon$ (page 6). Stationary operator (page 17). &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-10-24T07:30:51-0700)>>''-~
 }}}
 * '''Homework 2''', ~-due Oct 16-~: <<la("H02-Perturbation.pdf", "Perturbation")>> (''<<la("H02-Perturbation-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')
 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Score stats:", "seagreen")>> 107 &pm; 17 out of 120.
 * <<color(Addition:)>> Problem 1(c): "under a suitable assumption" is added. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-10-09T20:08:12-0700)>>''-~
 }}}
 * '''Homework 1''', ~-due Oct 9-~: <<la("H01-Formalism.pdf", "Formalism, symmetry, spin")>> (''<<la("H01-Formalism-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')
 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Score stats:", "seagreen")>> 55 &pm; 18 out of 85.
 * <<color(Correction:)>> Solution, pages 4,5 (red): sets of compatible symmetry operations (correction on page 4, and one set added on page 5). &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-10-17T11:52:12-0700)>>''-~
 * <<color(Correction:)>> Solution, page 8, three instance of 1 &rarr; 0 (red). Thanks, E! &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-10-10T21:33:06-0700)>>''-~
 * <<color(Correction:)>> Solution, problem 4, one grammatical correction near the end. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-10-10T16:08:47-0700)>>''-~
 * <<color(Addition:)>> Solution, page 11: more comments (red). &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-10-10T10:03:20-0700)>>''-~
 * <<color(Correction:)>> Problem 2, plane wave &rarr; sine wave. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-10-08T15:59:18-0700)>>''-~
 * <<color(Correction:)>> Problem 5, function &rarr; state. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-10-04T19:57:38-0700)>>''-~
 }}}

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= Exam =

 * '''Midterm''', ~-Nov 6-~: <<la("E01-w-Sols.pdf", "Midterm (formalism, symmetry, perturbation) with solutions")>>

 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Correction:")>> Problem 8(b): unnecessary part is removed. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-06T13:05:36-0800)>>''-~
 * <<color("Change:")>> Problem 8 &rarr; extra credit. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-06T12:48:35-0800)>>''-~
 }}}

Quiz

Homework

  • Homework 7, due Nov 30: Electron and photon

    • Correction: Problem 2(d): 14.14 → 14.13. – 12:03PM, Nov 30, 2012

    • Additions, correction, and partial removal: Problem 2 (red). – 5:52PM, Nov 28, 2012

    • Extra office hours: Nov. 28, 11AM – 2PM

  • Homework 6, due Nov 20: Time dependent perturbation (with solutions)

    • Addition: Problem 1(c): a "perturbing" magnetic field; $\theta (t)$ included in $\hat H_1$. – 6:24PM, Nov 19, 2012

    • Addition: Problem 1(c): clarification of Hamiltonians, and the initial condition. – 10:25PM, Nov 15, 2012

    • Addition: Problem 4: the last sentence. – 2:25PM, Nov 13, 2012

    • Corrections: Problem 1: three corrections (red). The last one is serious (exact → perturbative). – 2:50PM, Nov 13, 2012

  • Homework 5, not due, but must do: Variational principle, WKB (with solutions)

    • Addition: Solution to problem 4: one more page added. – 10:46AM, Nov 10, 2012

    • Correction: Problem 4(c): $\psi^* \psi$ → $\Psi^* \Psi$. – 3:14PM, Nov 06, 2012

    • Correction: Problem 4(d): Eq. 9.9 → Eq. 10.9. – 2:48PM, Oct 30, 2012

  • Homework 4, due Oct 30: Hydrogen-like atom (with solutions)

    • Score stats: 112 ± 16 out of 120.

    • Corrections: Problem 1: sign for $e$ in $\hat H_1$, and hint. – 7:40PM, Oct 26, 2012

  • Homework 3, due Oct 23: Symmetry, conservation, virial theorem+ (with solutions)

    • Score stats: 92 ± 15 out of 120.

    • Addition: Page 5: $A \approx 1$, ignoring the 2nd order. – 6:52AM, Nov 01, 2012

    • Correction, addition: Power of $\varepsilon$ (page 6). Stationary operator (page 17). – 7:30AM, Oct 24, 2012

  • Homework 2, due Oct 16: Perturbation (with solutions)

    • Score stats: 107 ± 17 out of 120.

    • Addition: Problem 1(c): "under a suitable assumption" is added. – 8:08PM, Oct 09, 2012

  • Homework 1, due Oct 9: Formalism, symmetry, spin (with solutions)

    • Score stats: 55 ± 18 out of 85.

    • Correction: Solution, pages 4,5 (red): sets of compatible symmetry operations (correction on page 4, and one set added on page 5). – 11:52AM, Oct 17, 2012

    • Correction: Solution, page 8, three instance of 1 → 0 (red). Thanks, E! – 9:33PM, Oct 10, 2012

    • Correction: Solution, problem 4, one grammatical correction near the end. – 4:08PM, Oct 10, 2012

    • Addition: Solution, page 11: more comments (red). – 10:03AM, Oct 10, 2012

    • Correction: Problem 2, plane wave → sine wave. – 3:59PM, Oct 08, 2012

    • Correction: Problem 5, function → state. – 7:57PM, Oct 04, 2012

    Inlined image: Midterm-histogram.png

Exam