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 * I hope you showed your best in the final exam. Here is <<la("E02.pdf", "the final exam")>> ~-(<<la(E02-w-Sols.pdf, "with solutions")>>)-~.  * Final exam
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 * The exam score was '''235 &pm; 90 out of 350''' (400, if incl. extra credit). I think this score distribution is quite decent. The exra credit from the forum discussion has not been applied yet. Actually, any one is welcome to contribute more to the discussion and get credits on the pre-midterm problems.&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2013-11-12T16:22:50-0800)>>''-~      * I hope you showed your best in the final exam. Here is <<la("E02.pdf", "the final exam")>> ~-(<<la(E02-w-Sols.pdf, "with solutions")>>)-~.
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    * If you can describe a new solution that is much simpler, then that will have value to all students&mdash;we can remember simple things the best.
    * Even if this simplifying process depends on an existing solution, it is OK, as long as you assimilate the existing solution and present a clearly new view.
    * There are problems (8b and 10) that have not been answered.		  * Midterm exam
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 * I hope you did well on the exam. Here is the exam: ~-<<la("E01.pdf", "problems only")>>, <<la("E01-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>.-~&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2013-11-05T16:37:42-0800)>>''-~      * The exam score was '''235 &pm; 90 out of 350''' (400, if incl. extra credit). I think this score distribution is quite decent. The exra credit from the forum discussion has not been applied yet. Actually, any one is welcome to contribute more to the discussion and get credits on the pre-midterm problems.&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2013-11-12T16:22:50-0800)>>''-~
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 * We have our midterm coming up next Tuesday (Nov 5). This will be the only in-class exam, as the final exam will be a take-home exam. Here are some resources.         * If you can describe a new solution that is much simpler, then that will have value to all students&mdash;we can remember simple things the best.
        * Even if this simplifying process depends on an existing solution, it is OK, as long as you assimilate the existing solution and present a clearly new view.
        * There are problems (8b and 10) that have not been answered.
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 * <<la("Review for Midterm.pdf", "Summary of the review session (Nov 2)")>>.
   * In addition to what I summarized here, we also discussed problem 6 of the practice midterm briefly. Here is what I said. The setup here boils down to the initial state at $t = 0$, which evolves in time, as governed by the Hamiltonian. The time evolution for this Hamiltonian (constant B field coupling to spin) corresponds to the rotation of the spin around the direction of the magnetic field. Initially, the spin is up along the $z$ direction. So, for part (a), there won't be any change to the state (except for a phase accumulation). For part (b), the state will rotate in the $yz$ plane with the Larmor precession frequency. You must do the math to illustrate these points, using the same math that we used in early homework problems, but expect (and confirm) these behaviors.		      * I hope you did well on the exam. Here is the exam: ~-<<la("E01.pdf", "problems only")>>, <<la("E01-w-Sols.pdf", "with solutions")>>.-~&mdash;~-''<<DateTime(2013-11-05T16:37:42-0800)>>''-~
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 * <<la("Last-midterm.pdf", "Last year's midterm exam")>>: There were a bit too many problems. I think this year's exam should be about two problems less.      * We have our midterm coming up next Tuesday (Nov 5). This will be the only in-class exam, as the final exam will be a take-home exam. Here are some resources.
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 * <<la("Review-last-midterm.pdf", "The review summary of the last year's review for the midterm")>>.      * <<la("Review for Midterm.pdf", "Summary of the review session (Nov 2)")>>.
       * In addition to what I summarized here, we also discussed problem 6 of the practice midterm briefly. Here is what I said. The setup here boils down to the initial state at $t = 0$, which evolves in time, as governed by the Hamiltonian. The time evolution for this Hamiltonian (constant B field coupling to spin) corresponds to the rotation of the spin around the direction of the magnetic field. Initially, the spin is up along the $z$ direction. So, for part (a), there won't be any change to the state (except for a phase accumulation). For part (b), the state will rotate in the $yz$ plane with the Larmor precession frequency. You must do the math to illustrate these points, using the same math that we used in early homework problems, but expect (and confirm) these behaviors.

     * <<la("Last-midterm.pdf", "Last year's midterm exam")>>: There were a bit too many problems. I think this year's exam should be about two problems less.

     * <<la("Review-last-midterm.pdf", "The review summary of the last year's review for the midterm")>>.

Exam

  • Final exam
  • Midterm exam

    • The exam score was 235 ± 90 out of 350 (400, if incl. extra credit). I think this score distribution is quite decent. The exra credit from the forum discussion has not been applied yet. Actually, any one is welcome to contribute more to the discussion and get credits on the pre-midterm problems.—5:22PM, Nov 12, 2013

      • If you can describe a new solution that is much simpler, then that will have value to all students—we can remember simple things the best.

      • Even if this simplifying process depends on an existing solution, it is OK, as long as you assimilate the existing solution and present a clearly new view.
      • There are problems (8b and 10) that have not been answered.

    • I hope you did well on the exam. Here is the exam: problems only, with solutions.—5:37PM, Nov 05, 2013

    • We have our midterm coming up next Tuesday (Nov 5). This will be the only in-class exam, as the final exam will be a take-home exam. Here are some resources.

    • Summary of the review session (Nov 2).

      • In addition to what I summarized here, we also discussed problem 6 of the practice midterm briefly. Here is what I said. The setup here boils down to the initial state at $t = 0$, which evolves in time, as governed by the Hamiltonian. The time evolution for this Hamiltonian (constant B field coupling to spin) corresponds to the rotation of the spin around the direction of the magnetic field. Initially, the spin is up along the $z$ direction. So, for part (a), there won't be any change to the state (except for a phase accumulation). For part (b), the state will rotate in the $yz$ plane with the Larmor precession frequency. You must do the math to illustrate these points, using the same math that we used in early homework problems, but expect (and confirm) these behaviors.

    • Last year’s midterm exam: There were a bit too many problems. I think this year's exam should be about two problems less.

    • The review summary of the last year’s review for the midterm.

Homework

Quiz

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