Course Identification

Title:

Quantum Mechanics

Code:

20242041

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Leeor Kronik

TA's:

Guy Ohad, Tal Shahar Ohana

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2024

Semester:

First Semester

When / Where:

Sunday, 09:00 - 11:00, FGS, Rm A

Tutorials
Monday, 14:15 - 16:00, FGS, Rm C

First Lecture:

17/12/2023

End date:

03/03/2024

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Core; 3.00 points

Comments

This course will be held by hybrid learning.

The course will be held at FGS Room B except for dates below.
On 10.12, 17.12, and 14.01.24 the course will take place at Drori Auditorium.

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

Participants:

50

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Assignments:

25%

Final:

75%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

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Scheduled date 2

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

6

Syllabus

Selected failures of classical physics
The Schroedinger equation
One-dimensional problems
Formal postulates of quantum mechanics
Physical interpretation of the postulates
The quantum harmonic oscillator
Angular momentum in quantum mechanics
Spherically central potentials
The hydrogen atom
Spin
Perturbation theory
The variational principle
Identical particles

Learning Outcomes

Describe and discuss fundamental theories of Quantum Mechanics.
Apply fundamental theories of Quantum Mechanics to simple problems of general interest.

Reading List

Cohen-Tannoudji, et al., Quantum Mecanics.

Website

N/A