Physics 
                  471 1
                                                            Quantum Mechanics 
  
                                                            Fall 2005
                                                             
                                                                         
      
                                                      
     
Instructor: 
                          Wayne W. Repko
                                                                
                                     
                 3205  BPS
                                                                
                                     
                 355-9200  X2123
                                                                
                                     
                 repko@pa.msu.edu
                                                            Office Hours: 
      Tuesday        10:00-11:15       AM
                                                                
                                     
                 Thursday  2:00-3:30   PM
                                                            Text:  
                                    Introduction
            to   Quantum    Mechanics 2nd Edition           
                            
                                                                
                                     
                 David  J. Griffiths
                                                                
                                     
                 Prentice  Hall   2005
                                                                
                                     
                             
                                                            
                                                            Coverage:        Chapters 1-4
                    Grading: Exam 1 (20 pts), Exam 2 (20 pts), Final Exam 
(30   pts),    Homework     (30 pts)
                                        
Video of Some Quantum
          Mechanics Pioneers: 1927 Solvay Conference
          Film
       Video of a free particle wave packet: Wave 
   Packet
                                                                 
Syllabus:      
     PHY471 
                    Fall 2005
                                                           
                                                           
Homework: Math Review
                     
                                  
           Problem 
   Set 1 (Due September 9, 2005)
                                  
          Problem
    Set 2 (Due September 16, 2005)
                                
          Problem 
   Set 3 (Due September 23, 2005) 
                                 
       Problem 
   Set 4 (Due September 30, 2005)
                               
       Problem
    Set 5 (Due October 7, 2005)
                               
      Solutions 
      to Problem Set 5 Review Session Sunday, October 
      9, 4:00 PM 1420 BPS
                             
      Solutions
      to Exam 1  
                              
    Problem 
Set 6 (Due October 21,2005) 
                           
     Problem
    Set 7 (Due October 28, 2005)
                            
   Problem 
   Set 8 (Due November 4, 2005) Eigenvalues,
    eigenvectors etc.
           
                        
                                      
                 Problem Set
9  (Due November 11,
2005)
                          
            Solutions
   to Problem Set 9 Review
 Session  Sunday, November 13, 4:00 PM 1420 BPS 
                    Solutions 
  to Exam 2 
                        
Harmonic
  Oscillator - Operator Method 
                      
Problem 
 Set 10 (Due November 23, 2005)
                      
Problem 
 Set 11 (Due December 2, 2005)
                      Problem
 Set 12 (Due December 9, 2005)
                     Solutions 
to Problem Set 12 Final Exam Review Session Thursday, 
December 15, 4:30 PM 1410 BPS
                    Final
Exam
                    Final
Exam Solutions