Phys 405:  Classroom Policy and Course Syllabus

 

Course Syllabus – Spring Semester 2008

Professor Robert Beeken

Text:  Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Griffiths

Office: B-107      Hours: 9-10 TF, 10-11 MW, 2-3 M

 

Information concerning student academic standards and disciplinary procedures is available at http://www.uwsp.edu/admin/stuaffairs/rights/rightsChap14.pdf

 

Attendance

 Attendance is neither required nor recorded.  The rigor of advanced courses in physics demands maturity of those students enrolled.  Individuals who routinely miss lectures and assignments rarely perform well on examinations.

Assignments

 Assignments will be collected and a selected number of problems will be graded.  The point total for graded problems will count 10% toward the final course grade.  Detailed solutions to assigned problems are provided at the time assignments are due.  Thus, late assignments are not accepted.

Examinations

 Three examinations will be written during the course of the semester as identified in the syllabus below.  Each exam will count 30% toward the course grade.  Your textbook may be used during examinations, but notes will not be allowed.  It is imperative that you bring a calculator and a mathematical handbook containing tables of derivatives and integrals.  Two-hour exams will be administered on Thursday evenings, 28 Feb and 10 Apr, at 6:30 pm.   The final exam will be administered on Wednesday, 14 May, at 2:45 pm.

Grading

Course grades (and examination grades) will be distributed using a modified class curve.  Typically, in advanced level physics courses, grades range from A to C.  In cases of particularly poor performance, grades of D or F are possible.  Subjective measures, such as effort or improvement, may be considered in borderline cases.  Please recognize, however, that numerical scores remain the primary measure used for the determination of course grades.

 

Chapters 1 & 2:
One-Dimensional Schroedinger Eq		 Ch 1:  1,4,5,9,10,11
Ch 2:  4,11,15,17,18,29		 Exam 1
Chapter 3 & 4:
Math Formalism; Hydrogen Atom		 Appendix:  2,6,9,19,25,26
Ch 4:  3,4,7,8,11,13,14,17		 Exam 2
Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7:
Applications of Quantum Mechanics		 Ch 4:  24,25,27,28          Ch 5:  2,4,5,9,14
Ch 6:  1a,2,4a          Ch 7:  1b,2,3,6		 Final