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Texts
Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780131118928.
Ohanian, Hans. Principles of Quantum Mechanics. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1989. ISBN: 9780137127955.
Shankar, Ramamurti. Principles of Quantum Mechanics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Plenum Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780306447907.
Feynman, R. P. Feynman Lectures On Physics. Vol. 3. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Longman, 1970. ISBN: 9780201021158.
Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude. Quantum Mechanics. 2 vols. New York, NY: Wiley, 1977. ISBN: 9780471164326.
Sakurai, J. J. Modern Quantum Mechanics. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Pub., 1994. ISBN: 9780201539295.
The following table lists the reading assignments for each of the seven topics covered in this course. For more detailed information on these reading assigments, please see the individual assignments in the assignments section.
Course Readings
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
READINGS |
| 1-7 |
General Structure of Quantum Mechanics |
Griffiths, chapter 3 and Appendix
Ohanian, chapter 4
Shankar, chapter 1
Cohen-Tannoudji, parts of chapters II, III, IV, and V
Sakurai, chapter 1 |
| 7-9 |
Quantum Dynamics |
Ohanian, chapter 5
Cohen-Tannoudji, parts of chapters III, IV, and V
Sakurai, sections 2.1-2.4 |
| 10-14 |
Two-state Systems |
Feynman, chapter 9
Cohen-Tannoudji, chapter 4
Sakurai, section 2.10
Ohanian, section 9.2 |
| 14-16 |
Angular Momentum and Spin |
Griffiths, chapter 4
Ohanian, chapter 7
Cohen-Tannoudji, chapters VI, VII, and IX |
| 17-20 |
The Radial Equation and Operator Methods |
Ohanian, chapters 6 and 8 |
| 20-22 |
Addition of Angular Momentum |
Griffiths, chapter 4
Ohanian, section 9.3
Cohen-Tannoudji, chapter X |
| 23-24 |
Introduction to the Quantum Mechanics of Identical Particles |
Griffiths, sections 5.1, 5.2, 6.3, and 6.4
Cohen-Tannoudji, chapter XIV |