COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUANTUM MECHANIC II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 3044 QUANTUM MECHANIC II ELECTIVE 4 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Course Objective

To learn some application of Quantum Mechanics which are time-dependent and time-independent perturbation theories, Variational Principle, WKB Approximation, Adiabatic Approximation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding of perturbation approaches to the quantum systems
2   Will be able to calculate the energy levels of fine structure of hydrogen, Zeeman Effect and Hyperfine splitting
3   Will be able to use variational principle in predicting the energies of ground state atoms and molecules
4   To understand the difference between Classical and Quantum approach to the physics problems such as Tunneling
5   To learn time-dependent and time-independent perturbation theories
6   Will be able to understand the Scattering Theory and calculate total cross section of some interactions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Time Independent Perturbation Theory
2 Degenerate Perturbation Theory
3 The Fine Structure of Hydrogen Atom, The Zeeman Effect
4 The Variation Principle
5 The Ground State of Helium, The Hydrogen Molecule Ion
6 The WKB Approximation
7 Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory
8 Emission and Absorption of Radiation, Spontaneous Emission
9 The Adiabatic Approximation
10 Berry's Phase, The Aharonov-Bohm Effect
11 Scattering
12 The Born Approximation
13 Mid term exam
14 Mid term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, David J. Griffiths, Benjamin Cummings, 2004.

References:
1) Quantum Physics, S. Gasiorowicz, John Wiley & Sons, 1974.
2) Introductory to Quantum Mechanics, Richard L. Liboff, Addison-Wesley, 2002
3) Quantum Mechanics, Leonard I. Schiff, McGraw-Hill, 1968
4) Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei and Particles, R. Eisberg and R.
Resnick, John Wiley & Sons, 1985.
5) Kuantum Mekaniği 1, Tekin Dereli, Abdullah Verçin, ODTÜ Geliştirme Vakfı Yayıncılık
6) Kuantum Mekaniğine Giriş, Bekir Karaoğlu, Seyir Yayıncılık, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Method of Expression
2. Question & Answer Techniques
3. Discussion
4. Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 +FIN * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparing assignments 5 5 25
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 181

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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