1 | Overview, scale of quantum mechanics, boundary between classical and quantum phenomena (PDF) |
2 | Planck's constant, interference, Fermat's principle of least time, deBroglie wavelength (PDF) |
3 | Double slit experiment with electrons and photons, wave particle duality, Heisenberg uncertainty (PDF) |
4 | Wavefunctions and wavepackets, probability and probability amplitude, probability density (PDF) |
5 | Thomson atom, Rutherford scattering (PDF) |
6 | Photoelectric effect, X-rays, Compton scattering, Franck Hertz experiment (PDF) |
7 | Bohr model, hydrogen spectral lines (PDF) |
8 | Bohr correspondence principle, shortcomings of Bohr model, Wilson-Sommerfeld quantization rules (PDF) |
9 | Schrödinger equation in one dimension, infinite 1D well ( PDF) |
10 | Eigenfunctions as basis, interpretation of expansion coefficients, measurement (PDF) |
11 | Operators and expectation values, time evolution of eigenstates, classical limit, Ehrenfest's theorem (PDF) |
12 | Eigenfunctions of p and x, Dirac delta function, Fourier transform (PDF) |
13 | Wavefunctions and operators in position and momentum space, commutators and uncertainty (PDF) |
14 | Motion of wavepackets, group velocity and stationary phase, 1D scattering off potential step (PDF) |
15 | Boundary conditions, 1D problems: finite square well, delta function potential (PDF) |
16 | More 1D problems, tunneling (PDF) |
17 | Harmonic oscillator: series method (PDF) |
18 | Harmonic oscillator: operator method, Dirac notation (PDF) |
19 | Schrödinger equation in 3D: cartesian, spherical coordinates (PDF) |
20 | Angular momentum, simultaneous eigenfunctions (PDF) |
21 | Spherical harmonics (PDF) |
22 | Hydrogen atom: radial equation (PDF) |
23 | Hydrogen atom: 3D eigenfunctions and spectrum (PDF) |
24 | Entanglement, Einstein-Podolsky Rosen paradox (PDF) |