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								  Physics 622 
											Spring 2013
								 
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											Week 0:
												1/17                  
												Hydrogen Atom Review
 
											Syllabus 
											Introductory overheads
											(Thursday, January 17, 2013) 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, January 17, 2013. 
											Problem Set 1 (revised,
											due Thursday, January 24, 2013) 
											 
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											Week 1:
												1/22-24             
												Perturbation Theory (time independent)
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, January 22, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, January 24, 2013 
											Problem Set 2 (due
											Thursday, January 31, 2013) 
											 
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											Week 2:
												1/29-31              Degenerate
												Perturbation Theory (time independent)
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, January 29, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, January 31, 2013 
											 
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											Week 3:
												2/5-7                  Spin-Orbit
												Coupling
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, February 5, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, February 7, 2013 
											 
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											Week 4:
												2/12-14              Atoms
												in External Fields: Zeeman and Stark Effects
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, February 12, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, February 14, 2013 
											Overheads
												for Thursday, February 14, 2013 (Zeeman effect in alkali atoms) 
											Problem Set 3 (due
											Thursday, February 21, 2013) 
											 
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											Week 5:
												2/19-21              Variational
												Method
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, February 19, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, February 21, 2013 
											Problem Set 4 (due
											Thursday, February 28, 2013) 
											 
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											Week 6:
												2/26-28              Time
												Dependent  Quantum Systems
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, February 26, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, February 28, 2013 
											Overheads for
												Thursday, February 28, 2013 (Rabi oscillations movie) 
											Problem Set 5 (due
											Thursday, March 12, 2013) 
											 
											Spring Break for 3/5 and 3/7 
											
											 
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											Week 7:
												3/12-14              Time-dependent
												Perturbation Theory
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, March 12, 2013 
											 
											Midterm (in-class) on March 14. 
											
											 
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											Week 8:
												3/19-21              Discrete
												Symmetries
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, March 19, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, March 21, 2013 
											Problem Set 6 (due
											Thursday, March 28, 2013) 
											 
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											Week 9:
												3/26-28              Time Reversal Symmetry
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, March 26, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, March 28, 2013 
											Problem Set 7 (due
											Thursday, April 4, 2013) 
											 
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											Week 10:
												4/2-4                Lattice Translation Symmetry
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, April 2, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, April 4, 2013 
											 
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											Week 11:
												4/9-11              Identical Particles and Multi-Particle Systems
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, April 9, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, April 11, 2013 
											Problem Set 8 (due
											Tuesday, April 16, 2013) 
											 
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											Week 12:
												4/16-18            Scattering Theory (I)
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, April 16, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Thursday, April 18, 2013 
											Problem Set 9 (due
											Friday, April 26, 2013) 
											 
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											Week 13:
												4/23-25            Scattering Theory (II)
 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, April 23, 2013 
											Lecture notes
												for Tuesday, April 25, 2013 
											 
											 
											The final exam is scheduled for May 6, 2013 for 2-5pm in Small Hall 233. 
											
											 
											 
		
										 
									 
								
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