Ph125 Course Info

Please refer to the course web page for up-to-date course information:
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~hmabuchi/Ph125.html

Lectures:

TTh 10:30-12:00 in 107 Downs

Lecture notes will be posted on the web page following each class.

Textbook:

The required text is Quantum Mechanics, Third Edition, by Eugen Merzbacher (Wiley, 1998).

Grading for third term:

Problem sets in the first half of the term - 30%
Midterm exam (closed book, one page of your own notes) - 35%
Course project in the second half of the term - 35%

Homework (problem sets):

Assignments will be handed out on Tuesdays (t=0).
Your write-ups are due in class on the following Tuesday (t=1 week).
We will do our best to return graded assignments and produce a solution set by the Tuesday after that (t=2 weeks).

There will be a total of four problem sets during the third term.
The last problem set will be handed out on April 24, due on May 1.

Most homework problems will be graded on a scale of 0-3:

3 - the answer is correct, and it is clear from the write-up that the reasoning was correct
2 - incorrect answer, but it is clear from the write-up that reasoning was correct
1 - substantial effort was made to solve the problem, but the reasoning was incorrect,
   - or write-up is unclear/inadequate
0 - no attempt, or only a cursory attempt was made to solve the problem.

Coordinate with the TA's to hand in a late assignment. No credit for homework handed in after we post the solutions!
In the absence of extenuating circumstances, late assignments will be penalized one point per problem.

Collaboration policy:

It's okay to work together on problem sets, but each student must produce his/her own write-up.

No collaboration on the midterm.

Feedback to the Instructor:

There is a form on the course web page that students can use to provide anonymous feedback to the course instructor.