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= Homework = == Exam ==
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 * '''Homework 7''', ~-due Nov 30-~: <<la("H07-Electron-and-photon.pdf", "Electron and photon")>>  * '''Final exam''', ~-Dec 13-~: <<la("E02.pdf", "Final exam -- Good luck!!")>> &nbsp; ''(<<la("E02-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>)''
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 * <<color("Correction:")>> Solution to problem 2 -- the final answer corrected (red). &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-12-16T17:29:17-0800)>>''-~
 * <<color("Correction:")>> Solution to problem 3, part (a) -- the matrix has no off-diagonal elements (all relevant parts corrected in red.) &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-12-16T18:46:00-0800)>>''-~
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 * '''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 ==

 * '''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.
 }}}

== Homework ==

 * '''Homework 8''', ~-not due, but must do-~: <<la("H08-Scattering-and-Berry-phase.pdf", "Scattering, Berry's phase")>>

 * '''Homework 7''', ~-due Nov 30-~: <<la("H07-Electron-and-photon.pdf", "Electron and photon")>> (''<<la("H07-Electron-and-photon-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>'')
 {{{#!wiki comment
 * <<color("Correction:")>> Problem 2(d): 14.14 &rarr; 14.13. &ndash; ~-''<<DateTime(2012-11-30T11:03:41-0800)>>''-~
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= Quiz =

 * '''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.
 }}}

 <<lia("Midterm-histogram.png", scale = 0.7, align = right, style = "margin-left: 30; margin-bottom: 20;")>>

= 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)>>''-~
 }}}

Exam

  • Final exam, Dec 13: Final exam – Good luck!!   (with solutions)

    • Correction: Solution to problem 2 -- the final answer corrected (red). – 6:29PM, Dec 16, 2012

    • Correction: Solution to problem 3, part (a) -- the matrix has no off-diagonal elements (all relevant parts corrected in red.) – 7:46PM, Dec 16, 2012

    Inlined image: Final-histogram.png

    Inlined image: Midterm-histogram.png

  • Midterm, Nov 6: Midterm (formalism, symmetry, perturbation) with solutions

    • Correction: Problem 8(b): unnecessary part is removed. – 2:05PM, Nov 06, 2012

    • Change: Problem 8 → extra credit. – 1:48PM, Nov 06, 2012

Quiz

Homework

  • Homework 8, not due, but must do: Scattering, Berry’s phase

  • Homework 7, due Nov 30: Electron and photon (with solutions)

    • 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

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