INSTRUCTOR: Prof. Christian Iliadis (office PH232; Ph.: 962-3016; email: iliadis@unc.edu; webpage: http://user.physics.unc.edu/~iliadis/Site/Home.html); office hours: Fri 3:30-4:30 pm, or by appointment.   WHAT THIS COURSE IS ABOUT: We will focus on how quantum mechanics can be applied to real-world situations in atomic physics, nuclear physics, condensed matter physics, and astrophysics. We will mainly cover time-independent perturbation theory, variational method, WKB approximation, and time-dependent perturbation theory.   PREREQUISITES: PHYS 321 or permission of instructor. ATTENDANCE: The course depends on your initiative and enthusiasm and thus you need to attend all scheduled classes. Absence from an exam will result in a grade of zero on that examination unless an official written explanation is presented. No make up exams will be given unless special arrangements are made before a scheduled exam. It is very important that your class notes are complete (i.e., copy everything from the whiteboard to your notes), since the class discussion will differ from the textbook. Important ground rules: under no circumstances should you, during class: (i) operate your cellphone, (ii) surf the web, (iii) sleep. You may use your laptop for taking notes only. HONOR CODE: Your full participation and observance of UNC-CH’s Honor code is expected. All academic work in this course, including homework and written assignments, is to be your own work, unless otherwise specifically provided. It is your responsibility, if you have any doubt, to confirm whether or not collaboration is permitted. TEXTBOOK: “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics”, D.J. Griffiths (2nd edition). Note: my lecture notes differ significantly from the textbook!   HOMEWORK: Homework is due one week after the assignment sheet is handed out. Please do not ask me direct questions about the homework. Late homework will not be accepted. I encourage you to work together on solving the homework problems. However, for obvious reasons, you may not copy the homework from each other.   EXAMINATIONS: There will be one midterm exam and the final exam. Dates are listed below. The final exam will be cumulative. All exams are of closed book format and, in particular, no formula sheet is allowed. You are supposed to bring only a pen and a calculator to the exams. I will not answer any questions in class before or after handout of an exam.   PROJECTS: Two projects are required of each student: (1) an oral presentation on a topic related to advanced quantum mechanics. You can also chose your own topic, but you need to discuss your choice beforehand with me. (2) a paper, about 5 pages long, written on the same topic as your presentation. Details on the class projects can be found here and more instructions will be provided in class. GRADES: The final grade will be based on the midterm (15%), oral presentation (20%), term paper (15%); homework (25%), and final exam (25%). There will be no extra credit in this course.   MIDTERM: Wednesday, October 7. PRESENTATIONS: Friday, Nov. 13 and 20; 2:30-3:20 pm and 4:30-6:30 pm. CLASS PAPER: Monday, Nov. 23. FINAL EXAM: Friday, Dec. 4, 4-7 pm. NO CLASS: Mon 09/07; Wed 09/30; Fri 10/16; Wed 11/25; Fri 11/27. FIELD TRIPS: TBA.http://user.physics.unc.edu/~iliadis/Site/Home.htmlmailto:iliadis@unc.eduhttp://user.physics.unc.edu/~iliadis/Site/Home.htmlhttp://user.physics.unc.edu/~iliadis/Site/Home.htmlhttp://studentconduct.unc.edu/sites/studentconduct.unc.edu/files/Fall2012print.pdfPHYS521projects.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5

PHYSICS 521

ADVANCED QUANTUM MECHANICS

Fall 2015, Mon/Wed/Fri 2:30-3:20 pm, Room PH247

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