Course Identification

Title:

Quantum Mechanics 1

Code:

20232121

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Prof. Leeor Kronik

TA's:

Dr. Tal Shahar Ohana, Guy Ohad

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2023

Semester:

First Semester

When / Where:

Sunday, 09:15 - 11:00, Schmidt, Auditorium

Tutorials
Tuesday, 11:15 - 13:00, WSoS, Rm A

First Lecture:

06/11/2022

End date:

10/02/2023

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Core; 3.00 points

Comments

Math for Quantum mechanics has to be taken simultaneously unless a similar course of the same level was taken in the past.
On 04/12/ 2023 the lecture will be held at FGS room B.
On 15/1/2023 the lecture will be held at FGS room B.

Prerequisites

Basic Topics or equivalent

Restrictions

Participants:

30

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

01/03/2023

Location

WSoS, Rm C

Time

1000-1500

Remarks

N/A

Scheduled date 2

Date / due date

29/03/2023

Location

WSoS, Rm C

Time

1000-1500

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

5

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

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

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

Reading List

N/A

Website

N/A