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All course readings are taken from the textbook:

Hagelstein, Peter L., Stephen D. Senturia, and Terry P. Orlando. Introduction to Applied Quantum and Statistical Physics. New York, NY: Wiley, 2004. ISBN: 0471202762.



Readings by Session


The table below provides information on the course's lecture (L), recitation (R), and quiz (Q) sessions.


SES #TOPICSREADINGS
L1Introduction: Classical and Quantum MechanicsChapter 1
L2Probability Amplitudes and Development of QuantaChapters 2 and 3
R1Fourier Transforms / MATLAB®
L3Dispersion, Wavepackets

Chapter 4

L4Operators and Ehrenfest's TheoremChapter 5
R2Examples of Operators and Ehrenfest's TheoremChapter 5
L5Eigenfunctions, Eigenvalues, Superposition

Chapter 6

L6Finite Well and 1D BoxChapters 7 and 8
L7Tunneling Barriers

Chapters 7 and 8

L8Simple Harmonic OscillatorChapters 9 and 10
R3Tunneling Examples, STM, SHOChapters 7 and 8
L9Raising and Lowering Operators

Chapter 10

L10LC Circuit & SHO WavepacketsChapters 11 and 12
L11WKB Approximation, Variational MethodChapters 13, 14, and 15
L12Finite Basis Set ApproximationChapter 16
Q1Quiz 1
L13Two-level System (dc drive)Chapter 17
L14Two-level System (cont.)Chapter 17
R4Examples of Two-level SystemsChapters 17-19
L15Two-level System: Dynamic Drive

Chapter 18

L16Coupled SystemsChapter 19
R5Two-level Examples and Coupled SystemChapter 20
L17Coupled Systems

Chapter 23

L182D and 3D; Density of StatesChapter 23
R6Examples and Periodic Boundary Conditions
L19Quantization of the E and M FieldsChapters 21 and 22
Q2Quiz 2
L20Fermi's Golden RuleChapter 24
L21Statistical PhysicsChapter 25
R7Examples of Statistical PhysicsChapter 26
L22Statistical Physics II

Chapter 26

R8Thermionic Emission
L23Metals and Semiconductors IChapter 27
L24Metals and Semiconductors IIChapter 27
R9Examples of Metals and Semiconductors
L25H-Atom 1Chapter 28
L26H-Atom IIChapter 29
R10H-Atom ExamplesChapter 30
L27Summary
Final Exam



Recommended Readings


In addition to the required readings, a list of recommended readings is presented below.



Main References


Polkinghorne, J. Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0192802526.

Liboff, R. L. Introductory Quantum Mechanics. 3rd ed. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Longman, 1998. ISBN: 0201878798.

Greenstein, George, and Arthur G. Zajonc. The Quantum Challenge: Modern Research on the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. 2nd ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2006. ISBN: 076372470X.

Kroemer, Herbert. Quantum Mechanics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994. ISBN: 0137470983.

Gasiorowicz, Stephen. Quantum Physics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley, 1996. ISBN: 0471857378.

Reif, F. Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 1965.

Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN: 0131244051.



Additional References


Morrison, Michael A. Understanding Quantum Physics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990. ISBN: 0137479085.

Morrison, Michael A., Thomas L. Estle, and Neal F. Lane. Understanding More Quantum Physics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991. ISBN: 0139283005.

Harrison, Walter A. Applied Quantum Mechanics. River Edge, NJ: World Scientific, 2000. ISBN: 9810243944.

Eisberg, Robert, and Robert Resnick. Quantum Physics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley, 1985. ISBN: 047187373X.

Kittel, Charles, and Herbert Kroemer. Thermal Physics. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: W. H. Freeman, 1980. ISBN: 0716710889.

Mandl, Franz. Statistical Physics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley, 1988. ISBN: 0471915335.

James, J. F. A Student's Guide to Fourier Transforms: With Applications in Physics and Engineering. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN: 0521468299.

Brigham, E. O. The Fast Fourier Transform. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1974. ISBN: 013307496X.


 








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