| Web page of the course on ELMS/Canvas | |
| Login site: | http://elms.umd.edu/ |
| Instructions: |
- Log in using your UMD Directory ID. If you are registered for the course,
you will see the course Web space after login. - Homework will be delivered online through this Web site, and your scores will be posted there. - Course announcements will be posted on this Web site, so you should check it regularly. |
| Outside link: | https://myelms.umd.edu/courses/890040/ |
| Course Information | |
| Course title: | Quantum Physics II |
| Course number: | PHYS 402, 4 credits |
| Course discipline: | Physics |
| Course description: | Quantum states as vectors; spin and spectroscopy, multiparticle systems, the periodic table, perturbation theory, band structure, etc. |
| Course dates: | Monday, January 23, 2013 through Monday, May 9, 2013 |
| Location: | Room 1201, Physics Building |
| Meeting day and time: | Monday 9 - 9:50 am, Wednesday 9 - 10:50 am, Friday 9 - 9:50 am |
| Prerequisite(s): | PHYS401 and PHYS374 and MATH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS402 or former PHYS422. Formerly PHYS422. |
| Instructor | |
| Name: | Victor M. Yakovenko, Professor of Physics |
| E-mail: | yakovenk (at) physics (dot) umd (dot) edu |
| Office location: | Room 2115, Physics Building |
| Office hours: | Monday 10 - 11 am and Friday 10 - 11 am |
| Phone: | 301-405-6151 |
| Web page: | http://physics.umd.edu/~yakovenk |
| Teaching Assistant | |
| Name: | Sergey Pershoguba |
| E-mail: | spershog (a) umd (dot) edu |
| Office location: | Room 2113, Physics Building |
| Office hours: | By appointment |
| Textbook | |
| Required reading: |
David J. Griffiths,
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, second edition Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005, ISBN-10: 0131118927, ISBN-13: 9780131118928, hardcover, 468 pages |
| Recommended reading: |
Richard L. Liboff,
Introductory Quantum Mechanics, fourth edition Addison-Wesley, 2003, ISBN 0-8053-8714-5, hardcover, 880 pages |
| Recommended reading: |
Richard P. Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, and Matthew Sands, The Feynman Lectures on Physics, volume III Quantum Mechanics Addison-Wesley, 1965, softcover, ISBN 0-201-02118-8-P, ISBN 0-201-02114-9-H |
| Course Goals | |
| Course goals: | To learn the foundations and applications of quantum mechanics. PHYS 401 has covered Ch. 1-4 of Griffiths. The plan for PHYS 402 is to cover Ch. 5-12, as much as we can. |
| Homework and Exams | |
| Homework: | Homework assignments will be posted on ELMS weekly and will be due in one week. The homework should be submitted in class on paper for grading. The homework scores will be kept on ELMS online. Solutions will be posted on ELMS. Late homework cannot be accepted after solutions have been posted. |
| Exams: | There will be one midterm exam and the final exam on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 8 - 10 am. All exams are "open book": You may use the textbook and your notes, but not laptops, tables, and other wireless devices. |
| Grades | |
| Grades: | The final grade will be based on your scores in exams (50%) and homework (50%). Your score within each category will be divided by the maximal possible score and added toward the overall score with the weights specified above. |
| Code of Academic Integrity | |
| Student Honor Council: | The University of Maryland, College Park has a nationally recognized Code of Academic Integrity, administered by the Student Honor Council. This Code sets standards for academic integrity at Maryland for all undergraduate and graduate students. As a student you are responsible for upholding these standards for this course. It is very important for you to be aware of the consequences of cheating, fabrication, facilitation, and plagiarism. For more information on the Code of Academic Integrity or the Student Honor Council, please visit http://www.studenthonorcouncil.umd.edu/whatis.html. |
Last updated February 20, 2013