After successful completion of the course, students are able to explain fundamental experiments and theoretical foundations of quantum mechanics. Students are proficient in Dirac's formalism, basic operator algebra and are able to solve simple single-particle problems (e.g. free particle, harmonic oscillator, hydrogen atom) employing various mathematical techniques. Furthermore students understand basic principles of the quantum mechanical description of physical variables (e.g. angular momentum, spin).
Foundations of quantum mechanics: fundamental experiments, Schrödinger equation, wave mechanics, Dirac formalism, eigenvalue problems, scattering theory, angular momentum and spin, harmonic oscillator, measurement processes in quantum theory, hydrogen atom, perturbation theory.
Registration required via TISS - unitl latest 6.10.2022 23:59
Sign off via TISS - unitl latest 31.10.2022 23:59
Cancelled: Wednesday, 5.10. 2022 09:00 FH HS 5 (held by Tobias Schäfer)
First Lecture: Thursday, 6.10.2022 09:00 FH HS 5
First Exercises: Friday, 14.10. 2022 9:00
Weekly Lectures and Exercise Classes:
Tuesday 9:00-10:00 Lectures
Wednesday 9:00-10:00 Lectures
Thursday 9:00-10:00 Lectures
Friday: 9:00-10:00 Exercises
Plena:
planned at the following Mondays from 9:00-10:00:
10.10, 17.10, 07.11, 14.11, 28.11., 23.01
Two written exams (80%):
18.11.2022 at 12:00 and 27.1.2023 at 9 am
In each exam 40% of the points are needed as a minimum.
An additional test on 31.3.2023 starting at 9:00 in the FH Hörsaal 1 - MWB replaces the exam in which less points have been gained.
Duration of tests: 2 hours; exam tasks from lectures and tutorials; you are allowed to take with you: pen(s). Student ID.
Tutorium (20%):
The prepared exercises can be marked with a cross online in the TUWEL. The tutors use the crosses list to randomly select students for presentations. Each student must present at least two times. Voluntary presentation is not possible. The presentation is not graded.
If a cross is found to be unjustified during the presentation, all the crosses for this week will be deleted for this person. A cross is justified if the person can show that he or she has worked intensively on the task and was able to work out a solution (regardless of whether the solution is right or wrong).
There will be 10 exercise sheets with 5 crosses for each, totaling 50 crosses. 45 crosses correspond to 100% of the crosses. Additional crosses count as extra points, which further improve the overall grade. The crosses are only valid for attending students. A minimum of 12 crosses is needed for the exercise sheets 1-5. Furthermore a minimum of 12 crosses is needed for the exercise sheets 6-10.
Overall grade:
The overall grade is composed of the tutorium (20%) and two written exams (80%). 50% of the combined points are required to pass.
[87.5%,100.0%] => Note 1
[75.0%, 87.5%) => Note 2
[62.5%, 75.0%) => Note 3
[50.0%, 62.5%) => Note 4
[00.0%, 50.0%) => Note 5
A "script" for the course is available (buying it cannot replace attendening the lectures though). Lecture notes and presentations (slides) will be made available after each lecture in tuwel.
Further reading:
1.) A. Messiah, Quantum Mechanics, 2 Vols (North Holland)
2.) C. Cohen Tannoudji et al., Quantum Mechanics, 2 Vols (McGraw-Hill)
3.) L. I. Schiff, Quantum Mechanics (McGraw-Hill)
4.) L.D. Landau u. E. M. Lifshitz, Quantenmechanik (Lehrbuch der Theoretischen Physik, Vol. III)
5.) F. Schwabl, Quantenmechanik (Springer)
