PHYS507 QUANTUM MECHANICS I
| Course Code: | 2300507 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Physics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. TAHMASIB ALIYEV |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
- Fundamental concepts in Quantum Mechanics, including, Consequences of Stern-Gerlach experiment, Measurements, Observables and Uncertainty relations, Mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics and Dirac’s bra and ket notation
- Quantum Dynamics, including Time-evolution and Schrodinger’s equation.
- Detailed Theory of Angular Momentum and Wigner Eckart Theorem (Time Permitting)
Course Content
Fundamental concepts; quantum dynamics; theory of angular momentum and central potential problems; Wigner-Eckart theorem and addition of angular momenta; symmetry in quantum mechanics; approximation methods for time-independent and time-dependent perturbations.
Course Learning Outcomes
The studens, who passed the course satisfactorily will (be able to) :
- adaquately describe the foundations of quantum physics
- have the technical and mathematical skills required for the formulation of quantum mechanics
- apply basic notions of wave fuctions in position and momentum space to quantum mechanical problems
- adequatley analyze the quantum dynamics of basic quantum mechanical systems
- analyze the quantum mechanical systems involving spin and orbital angular momentum.
- obtain and use the rules of addition of angular momentum to extract information on quantum mechanical systems
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They are competent in the fundamentals of Physics and in the subfield of their thesis work. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They have necessary skills (literature search, experiment design, project design, etc.) for doing research with guidance of a more experienced researcher. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They can communicate research results in a proper format (journal article, conference presentation, project report etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They can learn necessary skills and techniques (theoretical, experimental, computational etc.) on their own. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They have necessary skills to work as team member in a research group. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution