Undergraduate Course: Quantum Mechanics (PHYS09017)

Course Outline
School	School of Physics and Astronomy	College	College of Science and Engineering
Course type	Standard	Availability	Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Credits	10
Home subject area	Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy)	Other subject area	None
Course website	http://www2.ph.ed.ac.uk/~ldd/QM.html	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	This course covers non-relativistic quantum mechanics, supplying the basic concepts and tools needed to understand the physics of atoms, molecules, and the solid state. One-dimensional wave mechanics is reviewed. The postulates and calculational rules of quantum mechanics are introduced, including Dirac notation. Angular momentum and spin are shown to be quantized, and the corresponding wave-function symmetries are discussed. The Schrodinger equation is solved for a number of important cases, including the harmonic oscillator and the Hydrogen atom. Approximate methods of solution are studied, including time-independent perturbation theory, with application to atomic structure.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Physics 2A (PHYS08022) AND Physics 2B (PHYS08023) Students MUST have passed: Foundations of Mathematical Physics (PHYS08024) OR ( Applicable Mathematics 4 (Phys Sci) (MATH08017) AND Mathematical Methods 4 (Phys Sci) (MATH08018)) OR ( MP2A: Vectors, Tensors and Fields (PHYS08032) AND MP2B: Dynamics (PHYS08033))	Co-requisites	It is RECOMMENDED that students also take Physical Mathematics (PHYS09015)
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)						WebCT enabled: No		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
King's Buildings	Lecture		1-11		09:00 - 09:50
King's Buildings	Lecture		1-11					09:00 - 09:50
King's Buildings	Tutorial		3-5,7-11			11:10 - 13:00
King's Buildings	Tutorial		2,6			14:00 - 15:50
First Class	First class information not currently available
Additional information	Workshop/tutorial sessions, as arranged.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)			2:00

Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)						WebCT enabled: No		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
King's Buildings	Lecture		1-11		09:00 - 09:50
King's Buildings	Lecture		1-11					09:00 - 09:50
King's Buildings	Tutorial		3-5,7-11			11:10 - 13:00
King's Buildings	Tutorial		2,6			14:00 - 15:50
First Class	Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 09:50, Zone: King's Buildings. LTB - JCMB
Additional information	Workshop/tutorial sessions, as arranged.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)			2:00

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course it is intended that a student will be able to: 1)State the basic postulates of quantum mechanics 2)State the compatibility theorem 3)Know how to separate the time dependent Schrodinger Equation into temporal and spatial eigenvalue equations 4)Know how to write the 3-d time independent Schrodinger equation with central potential in terms of a radial and an angular equation 5)Be able to solve the Schrodinger Equation for the 1-d and 3-d harmonic oscillator 6)Be able to solve the Schrodinger Equation for the hydrogen atom 7)Be able to solve the harmonic oscillator problem using purely operator methods 8)Understand angular momentum both in terms of solutions to the angular part of the 3-Schrodinger Equation and in terms of purely operator methods 9)Be able to state the Angular Momentum Addition Theorem and the Spin-Statistics Theorem 10)Understand how to use perturbation theory for approximatly solving the Schrodinger Equation

Assessment Information
Coursework, 10% Degree Examination, 90% Visiting Student Variant Assessment Coursework, 10% Degree Examination, 90%

Special Arrangements
None

Contacts
Course organiser	Prof Luigi Del Debbio Tel: (0131 6)50 5212 Email: luigi.del.debbio@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Miss Laura Gonzalez-Rienda Tel: (0131 6)51 7067 Email: l.gonzalez@ed.ac.uk