Quantum Mechanics I

Erwin Schroedinger		Lectures: Mon. 11:30-12:20, Wed. 11:30-12:20, Fri. 13:30-14:20 Term I, Room: ABB/136 Instructor: Dr. D.H.J. O'Dell Office: ABB 320 Office Hours: Fri. 11:30-12:20, 15:30-16:20 Email: dodell@mcmaster.ca For the main text I have chosen the following book: Introduction To Quantum Mechanics (Second Edition), David J. Griffiths, Pearson, ISBN: 0-13-111892-7 Other reference books: Quantum Mechanics, Robert Scherrer, Pearson Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0-8053-8716-1 Quantum Mechanics, P.C.W. Davies and D.S. Betts, CRC Press, ISBN: 0-7487-4446-0 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, B.H. Bransden and C.J. Joachain, Longman, ISBN: 0-582-44498-5 Quantum Mechanics, Mark Beck, Oxford, ISBN: 978-0-19-979812-4 Principles of Quantum Mechanics, R. Shankar, Springer, ISBN: 0-306-44790-8 Quantum Mechanics, L.E. Ballentine, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-13-747932-8 Lectures on Quantum Mechanics, G. Baym, Benjamin, ISBN: 0-805-30667-0 Classical Mechanics (Third edition), H. Goldstein, C. Poole and J. Safko, Addison-Wesley, ISBN: 0201-65702-3 Chaos and Integrability in Nonlinear Dynamics, Michael Tabor, Wiley, ISBN: 978-0471827283 Introduction to Dynamics, Ian Percival and Derek Richards, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0521 28149 0

Course Objectives
This course is the first proper quantum mechanics course taken by undergraduates in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Physics 4F03 (Quantum Mechanics II) is the second. I will assume that you have seen quantum theory before in a more conceptual course such as Modern Physics 2C03 so that you are familiar with the motivation and underlying concepts. However, the text book is self-contained and starts from the beginning. The focus will be on calculation.

We will cover the first four chapters of the book. Topics include: The Schroedinger equation, particle in a finite square well, the quantum harmonic oscillator, delta function potential, Hilbert space, Dirac notation, the hydrogen atom, and the quantum theory of angular momentum including spin.


The Course outline is available here as a .pdf file.

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