An introduction to non-relativistic quantum mechanics. Topics will include: the mathematics of quantum mechanics, bra and ket notation, the postulates of quantum mechanics, one-dimensional problems, the harmonic oscillator, angular momentum, the hydrogen atom, and non-relativistic path integrals.

Course information

Exam 1 Due February 7, 2011
Exam 1 Hints
Exam 2 Due March 9, 2011
Exam 3 Due March 21, 2011

Homework Assignment 1
Chapter 1.1: 26, 27, 29, 33, 34, 36
Chapter 1.2: 27, 30, 32
Correction for 1.1.26b: -10+4i should be -10-4i
Correction for 1.2.27a: det(A)=4 should be det(A)=1
Homework Set 1 Solutions
Homework Set 1b Solutions

Homework Assignment 2
Chapter 1.2: 33, 34, 38, 39, 40
Chapter 1.3: 30, 32, 39, 40
Homework Set 2 Solutions
Homework Set 2b Solutions

Homework Assignment 3
Chapter 2: 33, 34, 36, 38, 41, 42
Homework Set 3.1 Solutions
Homework Set 3.2 Solutions

Homework Assignment 4
Chapter 3: 37, then rework 37 using wavefcn in 31
Chapter 4: 10, 13
Chapter 5: 30, 31, 33
Chapter 3 Solutions
Chapter 4 Solutions
Chapter 5 Solutions

Homework Assignment 5
Chapter 8: 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46
Homework Set 5 Solutions
HW Set 5 Figures

Homework Assignment 6
Homework Assignment 6
Homework 6 Hints
Homework Set 6 Solutions
HW 6 Figures

Homework Assignment 7
Homework Assignment 7
Homework 7 Hints
More HW 7 Help!!!
Homework Set 7 Solutions

Table of Contents
Preface
Dedication

The Mathematics 1
The Mathematics 2
The Mathematics 3

The Mathematics Shankar

The Postulates 1
The Postulates 2

The Postulates Shankar

Free Particles 1
Free particles 2

Free Particles Eisberg
Free Particles Griffiths
Free Particles Shankar
Green's functions 1
Green's functions 2

The T and R Coefficients

T and R Coefficients Eisberg
T and R Coefficients Liboff
T and R Coefficients Shankar
T and R Coefficients for EM Waves PBQM

Square Wells 1
Square Wells 2
Square Well Figures

Square Wells Eisberg
Square Wells Griffiths
Square Wells Shankar
Square Wells PBQM
Square Wells Cohen-Tannoudji

Ehrenfest's Theorem

The Heisenberg Uncertainty Relations

The Simple Harmonic Oscillator 1
The Simple Harmonic Oscillator 2
The Simple Harmonic Oscillator 3
The Simple Harmonic Oscillator Figures
The Simple Harmonic Oscillator Summary

Simple Harmonic Oscillators Griffiths
Simple Harmonic Oscillators Shankar

Angular Momentum 1
Angular Momentum 2
Angular Momentum Figures

Angular Momentum Eisberg
Angular Momentum Griffiths
Angular Momentum Shankar

Quantum in three-dimensions Griffiths

Hydrogen 1
Hydrogen 2
Hydrogen Figures

Hydrogen Eisberg
Hydrogen Griffiths
Hydrogen Shankar

The Mathematics
The Postulates
What's the difference between a Hilbert space and a finite-dimensional vector space?
Nine Formulations of Quantum Mechanics
Is the moon there when nobody looks?

2011 Lectures
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Lecture 14
Lecture 15
Lecture 16
Lecture 17
Lecture 18
Lecture 19



2010 Lectures
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Lecture 14
Lecture 15
Lecture 16
Lecture 17
Lecture 18



2009 324 Lectures
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10
Lecture 11
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Lecture 14
Lecture 15
Lecture 16
Square Well
Lecture 17
Lecture 18
Lecture 19

SHO-1
SHO-2
SHO-3

Angular Momentum 1
Angular Momentum 2
Angular Momentum 3

Hydrogen 1
Hydrogen 2
Hydrogen 3
Factorization

Path Integrals 1
Path Integrals 2

Feynman Diagrams 1
Feynman Diagrams 2
Feynman Diagrams 3



Reading
Supersymmetry 1
Supersymmetry 2

Path Integrals 1
Path Integrals 2
Shankar
Feynman
Introduction

Canonical QFT
Nutshell 1
Nutshell 2

Have fun
It's supposed to be fun
Stay playful
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Classified 4F
Any port in a storm
Guess who's coming to your talk
Traveling backward in time
Diagrams in momentum space

Enrico Fermi
Fermi Problems

The Quantum Mechanical View of Nature

QED 1
QED 2
QED 3
QED 4
QED 5

QED Videos
QED Simulations