Professor:

Dr. James McLean

Greene 203 245-5897

mclean@geneseo.edu http://physics.geneseo.edu/mclean/mclean.htm

Course Description:

We will seek to both reinforce what you have learned about Quantum Mechanics in previous courses, and to extend that to ideas and methods that allow us to consider less idealized examples.

Topics to definitely cover:

• angular momentum, spin, and their addition
• Pauli exclusion principle
• perturbation theory

Other topics:

• Review
• Central potentials
• WKB approximation
• Scattering
• Real world applications

Times & Places:
Lectures:
Exams:
Office hours:

TTh, 9:55–11:10 am in Greene 135
Thursday evenings, or to be arranged
Mon. 1:30–3:30; Tues. 1:30-3:30; Wed. 10:30-11:30; Thurs. 2:30–3:30.
I will also be available at other times: stop by my office to see if I am in. To set a specific time, contact me by phone or email.

Textbook:

Principles of Quantum Mechanics (1990), by H. C. Ohanian

Course Webpage:

http://physics.geneseo.edu/mclean/AdvQM/index.htm

Required coursework and Grading Distribution:

27% Homework: assigned more or less weekly.

60% Exams: There will be 3 exams, each worth 20% of the course grade. This includes the 'final', which will entirely focus on the last part of the class.

13% Quizzes, preparation, presentations, etc.

Exam Dates:

Exam 1: Thursday, March 1 7:00 – 9:00pm

Exam 2: Thursday, April 5 7:00 – 9:00pm

Final Exam: Thursday, May 10 12:00 – 3:00am