The University of Sheffield
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Atomic structure

PHY202 - Quantum Mechanics

Prof Dan Tovey

Contact details

Phone: 0114 22 23546
Room: D26

email: d.r.tovey@sheffield.ac.uk

Aims/Description

Module description

Timetable

Timetable information for this module can be found listed here

Examination papers

Past examination papers for this module can be found listed here

Course material

Course description

Topic summaries

Topic 0: Mathematics for Quantum Mechanics

Topic 1: Early Days of Quantum Physics

Topic 2: The Schrodinger Equation

Topic 3: The Infinite Potential Well

Topic 4: The Finite Potential Well

Topic 5: Operators and Eigenstates

Topic 6: Measurement

Topic 7: The Linear Harmonic Oscillator

Topic 8: Time Dependence in QM

Topic 9: Quantum Propagation

Topic 10: The Schrödinger Equation in 3 dimensions

Topic 12: First Order Time Independent Perturbation Theory (updated December 2011)

Lecture notes

Topic 1: Introduction to Quantum Physics

Topic 2: The Schrödinger Equation

Topic 3: The Infinite Potential Well

Topic 4: The Finite Potential Well

Topic 5: Operators and Eigenstates

Topic 6: Measurement

Topic 7: The Linear Harmonic Oscillator

Topic 8: Time Dependence in QM

Topic 9: Quantum Propagation

Topic 10: The Schrödinger Equation in 3 Dimensions

Topic 11: Puzzles and Paradoxes in Quantum Mechanics

Topic content and examinable material (updated December 2011)

Tutorial questions and problem sets

Tutorial Set 1

Tutorial Set 1 Answers

Tutorial Set 2

Tutorial Set 2 Answers

Tutorial Set 3

Tutorial Set 3 Answers

Problem Set 1

Problem Set 2

Homework

Homework 1

Homework 2