Course given during the fall semester since 2024-2025 over 14 weeks (2 hours theory + 2 hours practice), please see also the syllabus. Some extra course materials will be added during the semester.
| Lecture | Topics | Slides | Griffith's |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course | (pdf) | Ch. 1 |
| 1 | Schrödinger's equation | (pdf) (html) | Ch. 1 |
| 2 | Time-independent Schrödinger equation | (pdf) (html) | Ch. 2 |
| 3 | Infinite well, Harmonic oscillator | (pdf) (html) | Ch. 2 |
| 5 | Bound states, free particles and scattering: part I | (pdf) (html) | Ch. 2 |
| 8, 10 | Dirac formalism: part I | (pdf) (html) | Ch. 3 |
| 11 | Dirac formalism: part II | (pdf) (html) | Ch. 3 |
| 12 | Dirac formalism: part III | (pdf) (html) | Ch. 3 |
| 12B | Approximation methods: Transfer Matrix Method | (pdf) (html) | Ch. 3 |
| 13, 15 | Approximation methods: Finite basis, FDM, perturbation | (pdf) (html) | Ch. 3 |
| 17 | Approximation methods: Time-dependent perturbation | (pdf) (html) | Ch. 7 |
| 19 | Angular momentum and the Hydrogen atom | (html) | Ch. 4 |
| 21 | Electron spin | [to be uploaded] | Ch. 4 |
| 23, 24 | Pauli equation | (html) | Ch. 4 |
| 27 | Identical particles | [to be uploaded] | Ch. 5 |
| 25 | Molecules & Tight-binding | (pdf) (html) | Ch. 6 |
| 26 | Periodic systems, Bloch functions, and the K.P theorem | [to be uploaded] | Ch. 6 |
| Year | Content | File(s) | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | Exercises on matrices | (pdf) | |
| 2024-2025, Fall | First project (topics description) | (pdf) | |
| 2024-2025, Fall | Second project (topics description) | (pdf) | |
| 2024-2025, Fall | Third project (topics description) | (pdf) |
| Year | Exam name | Questions | Solutions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025, Fall | Example midterm exam | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2024-2025, Fall | Midterm exam | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2024-2025, Fall | Midterm exam (retake) | (pdf) | [to be uploaded] |
| 2024-2025, Summer | Quiz 1 | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2024-2025, Summer | Quiz 2 | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2024-2025, Summer | Quiz 3 | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2024-2025, Summer | Quiz 4 | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2025-2026, Fall | Quiz 1 | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2025-2026, Fall | Quiz 2 | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2025-2026, Fall | Quiz 3 | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2025-2026, Fall | Quiz 4 | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2024-2025, Fall | Example final exam | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2024-2025, Summer | Example final exam | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2024-2025, Summer | Final exam | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2024-2025, Fall | Final exam A | (pdf) | (pdf) |
| 2024-2025, Fall | Final exam B | (pdf) | [To be uploaded] |
| 2024-2025, Fall | Final exam C | (pdf) | [To be uploaded] |
| 2025-2026, Fall | Final exam | (pdf) | (pdf) |