COURSE INFORMATION: Physics 451

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Course Description

"Analytical foundations of quantum mechanics."

Course Description: The course is taught in a lecture format with weekly problem assignments. The course deals primarily with Schroedinger's Law and I am assuming that you have had a course and mastered the material in Physics 318 as well as its prerequisites.

Grades are determined by homework (45%), three examinations (15% each), and attendance, quizzes, etc. (10%).
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Text

Text:David J. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 2nd Ed.BYU Bookstore
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Homework

Homework: Written homework should be neat and orderly and with problem numbers, references to page numbers in the book where the problems originate, and results clearly marked. When intermediate results from other sources or books, such as integrals from Maple, etc., are used in the solution, the source and page number (if appropriate) should be indicated. Homework should be readable, i.e., sprinkled with text to explain what you are doing and why. What you hand in should be an explanation to the reader of how to solve the problem with care taken to demonstrate to the reader that you do understand the basic principle and techniques that you are applying. I will instruct the reader to reject homework that is not written clearly and precisely. You are encouraged to work together, but what you hand in should be your own version and not a copy of someone else's work.
Homework is due on days indicated in the calendar (unless otherwise noted.) Problems are graded on a 10 or 20 point scale (depending on length or difficulty.)
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Exams

Exams will emphasize derivations of the major theorems of quantum mechanics, the solution to homework problems, and the examples in the book.
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