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Calendar

DAY # LECTURES ASSIGNMENTS EXAMS
1 An Overview of Classical Mechanics    
2 An Overview of Classical Mechanics (cont.)    
3 The Transition to Quantum Mechanics    
4 The Transition to Quantum Mechanics (cont.)    
5 The Transition to Quantum Mechanics (cont.) Home Work Set No. 1 (PDF)  
6 The Transition to Quantum Mechanics (cont.)    
7 The Transition to Quantum Mechanics (cont.)    
8 Classical Treatment or Electromagnetic Fields and Radiation    
9 Classical Treatment or Electromagnetic Fields and Radiation (cont.) Home Work Set No. 2 (PDF)  
10 Classical Treatment or Electromagnetic Fields and Radiation (cont.)    
11 Quantum Properties of the Field    
12 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory, Transition Probabilities, and Scattering Home Work Set No. 3 (PDF)  
13     Quiz No. 1 (PDF)
14 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory, Transition Probabilities, and Scattering (cont.)    
15 The Density Operator and Its Role in Quantum Statistics    
16 First-Order Radiation Processes    
17 First-Order Radiation Processes (cont.) Home Work Set No. 4 (PDF)  
18 Second-Order Processes and the Scattering of Photons    
19 Second-Order Processes and the Scattering of Photons (cont.)    
20 Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Home Work Set No. 5 (PDF)  
21 Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (cont.)    
22 Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (cont.)    
23 Dynamic Structure Factors    
24 Dynamic Structure Factors (cont.) Home Work Set No. 6 (PDF)  
25     Quiz No. 2 (PDF)