Quantum Mechanics I - Fall Semester 1404-05 (2025-26)

General Information

• Lecturer: Neda Sadooghi
• Office: Room 519, Physics Department
• Time: Sundays and Tuesdays 09:00 - 10:30
• Place: Seminar Room 412 (Physics Department)
• Office Hours:  By arrangement (Contact: sadooghi@physics.sharif.ir)

Course Schedules

• Semester starts on: 1404/07/19
• Semester ends on: 1400/10/26
• Midterm Exam on: 1404/09/18 at 08:00
• Homework groups: 2 Groups (G1: Sun: 12:30-13:30, G2: Mon: 12:30-13:30)
• Final Exam on: 1404/11/09 at 09:00

References

• Quantum Physics, S. Gasiorowicz, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 3rd Edition, 2003
• Quantum Mechanics, F. Schwabl, Springer Verlag, 4th Edition, 2007

Scores

• Homeworks and Quizzes: 4 Points (Homework 3 + Quiz 1)
• Midterm Exam: 6 Points
• Final Exam: 10 Points

Content

• The emergence of quantum physics
• Wave particle duality, probability and Schroedinger equation
• Eigenvalues, eigenfunctions and the expansion postulates
• One-dimensional potentials
• The general structure of quantum mechanics
• The harmonic oscillator
• Angular momentum
• The hydrogen atom

Lecture Notes

• See CW

Homeworks

• See CW