Resources

Text

• John S. Townsend, A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics, second edition (2012).

Papers and videos

• R. Bach, D. Pope, S. Liou, and H. Batelaan, "Controlled electron double-slit diffraction" and Build-up of the intereference pattern (2012).
• Werner, Colella, Overhauser, and Eagen, "Observation of the Phase Shift of a Neutron Due to Precession in a Magnetic Field" (1975).
• Feynman, Leighton, and Sands, The Feynman Lectures, Vol. III, "The hydrogen molecular ion" (1964).
• Wikipedia, Coherent States .
• Video notes on spherical harmonics.

MATLAB animations

• Superposition of the first three energy eigenstates of the 1-D harmonic oscillator.
• Harmonic oscillator coherent state.
• Gaussian wavepacket in a box.

Assignments

• Posted August 29. Problems due September 1.
• Posted August 31. Problems due September 8.
• Solutions to Chapter 1 problems.
• Posted September 8. Problems due September 15.
• Solutions to Chapter 2 problems.
• Posted September 18. Problems due September 22.
• Solutions to Chapter 2 problems on photons.
• Posted September 24. Problems due September 29.
• Solutions to Chapter 3 problems.
• Readings and problems for Chapter 4. Problems due October 6.
• Solutions to the short midterm.
• More problems on time evolution. Problems due October 13.
• Solutions to Chapter 4 problems.
• Early-quantum redux. Problems due October 24 in class.
• Problems on the position-space wavefunction. Problems are due in two batches, the first on Friday October 27, the second on Monday October 30.
• A solution to Problem 6.1(c).
• Solutions to the second midterm.
• More problems on the wavefunction in one-dimension, two of which ask you to plot probability densities using MatLab, Python, or Mathematica (your choice). For MatLab, the documentation on plotting is here. You should be able to adapt straightforwardly from the examples given in that document.Problems are due November 10.
• Solutions to the problems on wavefunctions in one-dimension. See also MATLAB code used to plot probability densities for bound state solutions of the finite square well and the time evolution of a free electron.
• Problems on the harmonic oscillator and orbital angular momentum. Problems are due Monday, November 20.
• Solutions to problems on the harmonic oscillator and orbital angular momentum.
• Problems on hydrogen (mostly). Problems due December 1.
• Solutions to the last problem set.

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