8.05  Quantum Physics II

Wrapping up !

Dear Class:

We have just posted online the results of yesterday's final exam. The class average was about 70 (it shows 62 now only because zeroes were added for the students that dropped the class). I am happy with the general result since the exam was challenging. For the time being we will not post the test nor solutions, since a number of students will be taking a similar test in the following days. I will announce that posting, when it happens sometime during IAP.

Letter grades have been assigned but they do not appear on Stellar. If you want to know your grade write to me. I will try to get back to you soon, but it probably won't be before sunday or monday.

Teaching Quantum Mechanics is a lot of fun, but also a big responsibility. We hope the course lived to your expectations and that you learned a lot. Prof. Farhi, Prof. Thaler, and I would like to wish you an enjoyable and restful break and Happy Holidays,

--- Barton Zwiebach ---

Announced on 17 December 2010  4:13  p.m. by Barton Zwiebach

formula sheet 2010 for the final

Dear Class:

The formula sheet that you will get in the test has been posted. It is the third entry in the ``Exam Preparation" part of the Materials.

B. Zwiebach.

Announced on 15 December 2010  12:47  a.m. by Barton Zwiebach

Office hours this week --

Dear Class:

There will be some office hours in preparation for the test:

T11-12 Jesse Thaler
T 1-2 Eddie Farhi
W 1:30-2:30 Andrea Allais
W 3-4 Barton Zwiebach.

There is the review session on Tuesday 7-8:30 in 6-120.

We are still missing some grades from the graders on Homeworks 9 and 10.

B. Zwiebach

Announced on 13 December 2010  12:49  p.m. by Barton Zwiebach

Lecture notes, p-set 11, p-set grades, evaluations, review session, final exam

Dear Class:

I want to thank Prof. Farhi for giving the last two lectures on the addition of angular momentum while I was away on a trip. The lecture notes for those have now been posted (Materials, General) and are entitled "Lectures 24 and 25 (2010)". Also additional exercises on the factorization method have been posted right below the above lectures ("Recitation notes (operator methods"). Please remember to get practice on these matters. This was the purpose of Homework 11, which is not to be turned in. The solutions for this set of problems are now posted.

The grades for homework should be mostly available, except for some homework 10 grades that might be missing!. We hope to have all in by tomorrow evening, or at the latest by monday. You should look at your record and make sure all is in order. If you got special dispensations due to medical or other reasons, please send me a reminder note, so that we make sure nothing falls through the cracks! Do not wait until the test to do so. Remember that all students are allowed to drop one homework. If you did them all, the computer will drop the one that has the lowest score.

The deadline for submission of your online evaluation of the course is this coming monday at 9 am. This feedback is taken very seriously at all levels in MIT, starting from us, the instructors, all the way to the department Head and beyond. Tell us what you liked and what you did not like. You can reach the site at:

http://web.mit.edu/subjectevaluation

Please do yours! (how about right now?)

I will give a review session for the final on tuesday (december 14) from 7 to 8:30 pm in 6-120. In a separate mail I will give some office hours when you can find Prof. Farhi, Thaler, and me during next week. I will also post a formula sheet that will be provided with the final exam.

The final exam is on Thursday December 16, in Johnson Track from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. There are several tests on the website (Exam Preparation). Possibly the most relevant on is last year's (2009) available, with solutions too.

All the best, Barton Zwiebach.

Announced on 09 December 2010  2:30  p.m. by Barton Zwiebach

Lecture 23 (today's) is now posted -- and other matters

Dear Class:

I've just posted the material we covered today (W, Dec. 1). Next week is "addition of angular momentum". Because of a trip I have to make, the last two lectures will be given by Prof. Farhi. I am sure you will enjoy them. Be sure to attend for the concepts are a bit subtle!!

Next week's recitations are also important for you to master both the factorization method and the addition of angular momentum. So please work through "Homework 11".

I will give a review session for the final. Since the final is on Thursday December 16, I think the review session should be tuesday evening (Dec. 14), say around 7-8:30 pm.

B. Zwiebach.

Announced on 01 December 2010  6:10  p.m. by Barton Zwiebach