Course Lectures
1/31: Postulates of Quantum Mechanics
2/5: Particle in a Box
2/7: Operators in Quantum Mechanics
2/14: Matrix Mechanics and Dirac Notation
2/20: Time Dependence in Quantum Mechanics
2/21: Variational Theorem
2/26: Perturbation Theory
2/28: Applications of Approximation Techniques
3/5: Harmonic Oscillator
3/12: Particle on a Ring
3/14: Particle on a Sphere
3/19: Rotations and Vibrations of Diatomic Molecules
3/21: Boltzmann Statistics (part 2)
3/26: Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy
3/28: Rovibrational Spectroscopy
4/16: Hydrogen Atom
4/18: Spin and Indistinguishability
4/23: Spin Operators
4/25: Spin Matrices
4/30: Helium Atom
5/2: Many Electron Wavefunctions
5/7: Born-Oppenheimer Approximation
5/9: Electronic Structure Theory
Miscellaneous Topics
Problem Sets
Problem Set 1: Linear Algebra Review
Problem Set 2: Postulates of Quantum Mechanics
Problem Set 3: Particle in a Box
Problem Set 4: Operators and Dirac Notation
Problem Set 5: Time Dependence and Quantum Mechanics
Problem Set 6: Variational Method and Perturbation Theory
Problem Set 7: Harmonic Oscillator
Problem Set 8: Free Particle, Particle on a Ring and Particle on a Sphere
Problem Set 9: Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy
Problem Set 10: Rovibrational Spectroscopy
Problem Set 11: Hydrogen Atom
Problem Set 12: Spin Operators and Spin Functions
Problem Set 13: Many-Electron Wavefunctions
Problem Set 14: Configuration Interaction