Kwantumfysica 1 2010-2011
Overview of homework and study material
for all werkcolleges and hoorcolleges
(version of 2 Dec. 2010, updates will follow during the course)
Book
Introductory Quantum Mechanics
R. L. Liboff
4th edition
Addison Wesley
ISBN 0-8053-8714-5
All problem sets that were handed out in class can be found as a pdf file on the http://www.quantumdevices.nl/teaching/ web pages under PROBLEM SETS.
Homework and study material on Chapter 1 and 2
Hoorcolleges: 16-Nov-2010 & 18-Nov-2010
Werkcolleges: see specific schedule
http://www.quantumdevices.nl/teaching/kwantum1year20102011/general/KwantumWerkcollegePlanner.pdf
Study material
Study this at home before the first hoorcollege
Chapter 1 - All sections
Chapter 2 Sections
2.1
2.4
2.5
2.6 (part about De Broglie hypothesis)
2.7
2.8
2.9 (part on double-slit experiment)
Reading material
Chapter 2 - Sections
2.2
2.3
2.6 (part about Davisson-Germer experiment)
2.9 (part on hidden variables)
Extra handout from the Feynman Lectures Vol. III, chapter 1 (copy can be picked up in the hall next to room 140 in building 13).
Problems
Homework, to be made before the first werkcollege
Chapter 1 - 1.1, 1.4, 1.9, 1.10, 1.20
Chapter 2 - 2.17, 2.18
Problems to work on during werkcollege
Problems C1-2.1 C1-2.5 will be handed out in class.
Chapter 2 - 2.21, 2.23, 2.33
Homework and study material on Chapter 3
Hoorcolleges 23-Nov-2010 & 25-Nov-2010
Werkcolleges: see specific schedule
http://www.quantumdevices.nl/teaching/kwantum1year20102011/general/KwantumWerkcollegePlanner.pdf
Study material
Study this at home before the first hoorcollege
All of Chapter 3
Reading material
none
Problems (mainly from Chapter 3)
Homework, to be made before the first werkcollege
Book Chapter 3 - 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.10,
3.11 (lots of algebra for general case, so use first Xo=0 and Po=0)
Problems to work on during werkcollege
Problems C3.1 C3.4 will be handed out in class.
Book Chapter 3 - 3.12, 3.15, 3.16, 3.20, 3.21
Homework and study material on Chapter 4
Hoorcolleges 30-Nov-2010 & 02-Dec-2010
Werkcolleges: see specific schedule
http://www.quantumdevices.nl/teaching/kwantum1year20102011/general/KwantumWerkcollegePlanner.pdf
Study material
Study this at home before the first hoorcollege and werkcolleges
All of Chapter 4
Appendix A, all except the last page
Handout on Fourier transforms (see web page for the course under
"Announcements, syllabus, general information, errata, etc").
Reading material
none
Problems
Homework, to be made before the first werkcollege
Book Chapter 4 - 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.16, 4.25, 4.29
Problems to work on during werkcollege
Problem C4.1 will be handed out in class.
Further from the book Chapter 4 - 4.6 (use p. 857), 4.9, 4.10 (only for <Px>),
4.15, 4.17, 4.21, 4.22, 4.33, 4.35, 4.36
Homework and study material on Chapter 5
Hoorcolleges 06-Dec-2010 & 09-Dec-2010
Werkcolleges: see specific schedule
http://www.quantumdevices.nl/teaching/kwantum1year20102011/general/KwantumWerkcollegePlanner.pdf
Study material
Study this at home before the first hoorcollege and werkcolleges
All of Chapter 5
Reading material
Handout with better background material on
-Fourier transform
-Dirac delta function
-Hamiltonian formalism for classical mechanics.
These are appendices from another text book on quantum mechanics by Cohen-Tannoudji (copy can be picked up in the hall next to room 140 in building 13)
Problems
Homework, to be made before the first werkcollege
5.2, 5.8, 5.12, 5.13, 5.19, 5.30, 5.33, 5.42, 5.46, 5.48, 5.50
Problems to work on during the werkcollege
Problems C5.1 - C5.4 will be handed out in class
(C5.2 and C5.3 replace 5.1, 5.3 and 5.9 in the book).
Further from the book 5.22 , 5.28 , 5.29 , 5.37 , 5.47 , 5.52
Homework and study material on Chapter 6
Hoorcolleges 14-Dec-2010 & 16-Dec-2010
Werkcolleges: see specific schedule
http://www.quantumdevices.nl/teaching/kwantum1year20102011/general/KwantumWerkcollegePlanner.pdf
Study material
Study this at home before the first hoorcollege and werkcolleges
All of Chapter 6
Appendix A, again all except the last page.
Reading material
none
Problems
Homework, to be made before the first werkcollege, from the book Chapter 6
problems 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22 (many problems are very short)
Problems to work on during werkcollege
Problems C6.1 - C6.3 will be handed out in class, and
from the book Chapter 6 problems 7, 11, 13, 20, 21, 23, 25 (and 4 as a bonus).
Homework and study material on Chapters 7 and 8
Hoorcolleges 4-Jan-2011 & 6-Jan-2011 (will be updates, short delay expected)
Werkcolleges: see specific schedule
http://www.quantumdevices.nl/teaching/kwantum1year20102011/general/KwantumWerkcollegePlanner.pdf
Study material
Study this at home before the first hoorcollege and werkcolleges
Chapter 7, sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
Appendix A now all pages
8.1 (finite potential well)
8.5 (2 particle system, exchange)
8.6 (1 particle, 2D system)
8.7 (coupling two quantum systems)
Fig 8.16 on p. 303, and Fig 8.24 on p. 316 must be understood in relation with Par 8.7.
Extra handout "Note on Two-Levels Systems, and Exchange Degeneracy for Identical Particles", written by Caspar van der Wal (must use version of 7 Jan. 2009 or more recent!).
Reading material
7.8 (wave packet influenced by dip in low-energy background potential)
7.9 (scattering, comes back later)
7.10 (WKB, remember this term, a method that is often used to calculate the
coupling term for double-well system)
7.11 (Feynman path integrals, remember this term, alternative, sometimes more
practical formalism for quantum mechanics)
Par 8.2 - 8.4 (Encouraged to read! relation with solid state physics)
Par. 8.8 (Encouraged to read! relation with solid state physics)
Problems
Homework, to be made before the first werkcollege,
from Chapter 7 problems: 1, 2, 5, 13, 23, 27, 31, 36, 38, 39, 43, 46,
from Chapter 8 problems: 2, 3, 28, 31, 36, 39, 46, 48.
Problems to work on during werkcollege
Problems C7-8.1 - C7-8.6 will be handed out in class
From Chapter 7 in the book: 9, 14, 18, 24, 26, 33, 34, 35, 41, 45, 67, 68, 69,
and from Chapter 8 in the book: 7, 44, 45.
It is probably too much work for this week, so you can also work on it next week.
Homework and study material week on Chapters 8 and 9
Hoorcolleges 11-Jan-2011 & 13-Jan-2011
Hoorcolleges 18-Jan-2011 (Chap 9) & 20-Jan-2011 (Extra fun topics and questions)
Werkcolleges: see specific schedule
http://www.quantumdevices.nl/teaching/kwantum1year20102011/general/KwantumWerkcollegePlanner.pdf
Study material
Study this at home before the first hoorcollege and werkcolleges
From Chapter 9, sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Reading material
none
Problems
Homework, to be made before the first werkcollege,
from Chapter 9 problems 1, 2, 3, 5, 7a
Problems to work on during werkcollege
Finish the work of last week, and then work on the following:
Problems C8-9.1 - C8-9.4 will be handed out in class,
further from the book Chapter 9 problem 9.15.