Syllabus

Physics 314
Spring 2000


Class Lectures
Date
Griffiths
Topic
W 19 Jan5.3Solids; the free electron gas
F 21 Jan5.3Solids; band structure
M 24 Jan5.4Quantum statistical mechanics; introduction
W 26 Jan5.4Most probable configuration
F 28 Jan5.4Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein statistics
M 31 Jan5.4Blackbody radiation
W 2 Feb6.1Nondegenerate perturbation theory; first order
F 4 Feb6.1-6.2Second order energies; twofold degenerate perturbation theory
M 7 Feb6.2Higher order degeneracies
W 9 Feb6.3Fine structure of hydrogen; relativity
F 11 Feb6.3Fine structure of hydrogen; spin-orbit coupling
M 14 Feb6.4Zeeman effect (weak fields)
W 16 Feb6.4Intermediate-field Zeeman effect
F 18 Feb6.5Hyperfine splitting
M 21 Feb7.1Variational principle; theory
W 23 Feb7.2Ground state of helium
F 25 Feb7.3Hydrogen Molecule Ion
M 28 Feb7.3Yukawa potential
W 1 Mar5.3-6.5Test 1
F 3 Mar8.1WKB approximation; classical region
M 13 Mar8.2Tunneling
W 15 Mar8.3Connection formulae
F 17 Mar8.3Connection formulae (continued)
M 20 Mar9.1Time-dependent perturbation theory; 2-level systems
W 22 Mar9.1Sinusoidal perturbations
F 24 Mar9.2Emission and absorption of radiation
M 27 Mar9.3Spontaneous emission
W 29 Mar9.3Selection rules
F 31 Mar10.1Adiabatic approximation
M 3 Apr10.1Proof of adiabatic theorem
W 5 Apr10.2Berry's phase
F 7 Apr10.2Berry's phase (continued)
M 10 Apr10.2Aharanov-Bohm effect
W 12 Apr7.1-9.3Test 2
F 14 Apr11.1Scattering theory
M 17 Apr11.2Partial waves
W 19 Apr11.3Born approximation
F 21 Apr11.3Born approximation (continued)
M 24 Apr11.3Born approximation (continued)
W 26 AprA1-2EPR paradox and Bell's theorem
F 28 AprA3-4Measurements and Zeno's paradox
R 4 May5.2-11.3Final Exam 8:30-12:30pm

Last Modified 5 January 2000
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