Lecturer: Doug Folsom ( email: )
Office: Trailer 942, Room 1007
Office Hours: MW 12:15 - 1:15

TA: Jacob Skrabacz( email: )
Office: Physics Study Room
Office Hours: Th 12:00-1:30

Textbook:

Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 2nd edition

Optional: Townsend, A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics

Course Outline:

Physics 115C is a continuation of Physics 115AB. The first two courses of the sequence deal mostly with the principles of Quantum Mechanics, while 115C is aimed more toward the practice of Quantum Mechanics. The course is organized into a collection of separate topics: variational principle, WKB approximation, perturbation theory, atoms and radiation, relativistic QM, and scattering theory. Most (but not all) of the material will be covered in Griffiths (but not in the same order).

Grading:

Due to the condensed timeline and smaller class size of a summer course, the grading scheme will be different from Physics 115AB:

Grades will be based on 5 homeworks, 4 in-class quizzes, and a presentation:
Homework: 50% ( each is worth 10% )
In-class quizzes: 40% ( each is worth 10% )
Presentation: 10% ( presentation 8%, attendance 2% )

The presentations will be given (in teams of 2) in lecture during the final week of class ( 7/30-8/1 ). Attendance on each of the two days you are not presenting will be worth 1% of your grade.

Course Schedule: