Dr. Breese Quinn
Office: Room 222 Lewis Hall, 915-1398
e-mail: quinn@phy.olemiss.edu 

Tuesday & Thursday 11:00 AM -12:15 PM, Room 126 Lewis Hall

The second semester of graduate Quantum Mechanics is devoted to applications of the general
theory.  Because there are very few systems for which exact solutions can be obtained in QM, a
large portion of the course will be spent becoming familiar with various approximation techniques.
Topics covered will include time-independent and time dependent perturbation theory with 
particular application to the hydrogen atom, scattering theory, the variational principle, and 
adiabatic approximation.

Homework assignments will be announced in class and posted on the course website.  Homework 
must be turned in at the beginning of class on the date that they are due.  Homework must be neat,
stapled, not in red ink, with the student name and homework set number on the first page.

There will be two tests given during the semester: a midterm exam and the final exam.  The final 
exam will not be comprehensive.

Tentative: A(90-100), B(80-89), C(70-79), D(60-69) and F(59 or below).  

                                              Homework              50%

                                              Midterm Exam        25%

                                              Final Exam             25%

                                                                            100%