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The homework is graded by Lei Jiang, lj4511@rice.edu, and by Xin Liu, xl1@rice.edu. All questions, complaints etc. regarding homework should be directed at them.

See bottom of page for final exam information.

Table of contents:

1. Introduction
2. One-dimensional systems
3. Matrix formulation
4. Quantum dynamics
5. Symmetries and conservation laws
6. Bound states
7. Scattering
8. Spin and identical particles
9. Perturbation theory

    homework

Aug. 28        1-1                                         due Sep. 4

Sep. 4          1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5                   due Sep. 11

Sep. 11        1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9                   due Sep. 18

Sep. 18        2-1, 2-2, 2-6, 2-7                   due Sep. 25

Sep. 25        2-8, 3-2, 3-3                           due Oct. 2

Oct. 2          3-6, 3-7, 4-1, 4-3                    due Oct. 9

Oct. 9          4-4, 4-5, 5-1, 5-2                    due Oct. 23

Oct. 23        5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 6-1                    due Oct. 30

Oct. 30        6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3                    due Nov. 6

Nov. 6         7-5, 7-7, 7-8                           due Nov. 13

Nov. 13       7-9, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3                    due Nov. 20

Nov. 27       9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4                    due Dec. 4

        exams

The final exam will be available in the Physics Office (Herzstein hall) starting Wednesday, December 12. It is a 5-hour take-home exam, i.e. you can take it anywhere, anytime, and you have 5 hours to finish it once you have opened the exam book. The exam has a 1-hour closed book part (must be done strictly from memory), followed by a 4-hour open book part (you can use the textbook, class notes, homework, and any math tools). The exam is due Wednesday, December 19, in the Physics Office (by 5 p.m.). The exam accounts for 50% of your grade.