8.04 Quantum Physics I
Fall 2014
Instructors: Mark Vogelsberger, Robert L Jaffe
TA: Elton Zhu
Lecture:
TR 9.30-11
(4-261)
Recitation: MW 10-11
(26-204)
Office hour (MV): M 1-2
(37-611)
Office Hour (RJ): T230-4
(6-441)
Office Hour (EZ): MF2-4
(4-337d)
Information:
8.04 is a first introduction to quantum mechanics aimed at students with a good grasp of Newtonian mechanics, E&M and waves at the level of 8.01, 8.02 and 8.03. While the topic is not hard, developing an intuition for quantum phenomena demands concerted effort.
Prerequisites:Students registering for 8.04 must have completed 8.03 (or 6.013) and 18.03 (or 18.034) with grades of C or higher. Exceptions to this policy will require the explicit permission of Prof. Vogelsberger before the end of the first week of classes.
Grading:Grades can be viewed using the secure Gradebook link (sidebar). The final grade for the course is based on the following contributions:
20% problem sets
20% first mid-term
25% second mid-term
35% final
Your worst pset will be dropped. Psets are due at 5pm every
Tuesday, in the usual boxes on the 3rd floor junction of Buildings
8 and 16.
Announcements
Problem Set 10
Dear Class,Problem Set 10 is now available on Stellar. Since most people have travel plans, this pset will be due next Friday (5th Dec) at 5pm.
This pset is longer than usual, but only the scores of the first four are counted. The rest are exercises, mostly concerning hydrogen atoms, and will be doable after the last few lectures. They are also important, and you should really look at them and try them yourself. They are also examinable.
Enjoy the Thanksgiving break!
Elton
Announced on 25 November 2014 7:01 p.m. by Elton Zhu
Problem Set 8 Solution
Dear Class,The solution to problem set 8 is now available on Stellar.
Best,
Elton
Announced on 18 November 2014 6:56 p.m. by Elton Zhu
Problem Set 9
Dear Class,Problem Set 9 and the solution to Problem Set 7 are now
available on Stellar.
Note that there is a midterm next Thursday, so this pset is due in
two weeks, on Nov 25th.
Best,
Elton
Announced on 12 November 2014 7:26 p.m. by Elton Zhu
Problem Set 8
Dear Class,Problem Set 8 and the solution to Problem Set 6 are now
available on Stellar.
Note that next Tuesday is a holiday. So the pset is due on
Wednesday at 5pm.
Best,
Elton
Announced on 04 November 2014 7:08 p.m. by Elton Zhu
Pset 7 clarification for Question 3
Dear Class,Here is a clarification that the ladder operators in question 3 is defined in a slightly different way than the ones in class, which may result in different overall prefactors. I have included the definition in the updated pset file. Please be careful.
Also a gentle reminder that the midterm 1 papers will be returned tomorrow during the recitation.
Best,
Elton
Announced on 02 November 2014 9:58 p.m. by Elton Zhu
