Physics 402

Spring 2006

Course Description and Syllabus

Take Home Exam Due Monday March 13 (Do not begin until 10:00 am Friday March 10)

Homework:

Assignment 1: Due Feb. 3

Assignment 2: Due Feb. 10

Assignment 3: Due Feb. 17

Assignment 4 Due Feb. 25: Griffiths 4.13, 4.15, 4.26, 4.28 (Note that in direct notation the state in question can be written as |χ>= a|↑> + b|↓> ) , 4.29 (express your answer to part a both as a spinor and in dirac notation).

Assignment 5 Due March 3

Assignment 6 Due March 10 Griffiths 4.50, 5.1, 5.4, 5.5

Assignment 7 Due March 17 Griffiths 5.6, 5.15, 5.34

Assignment 8 Due March 31 Griffiths 6.1,6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.29

Assignment 9 Due April 7 Griffiths 6.7, 6.8 , 6.9, 6.30

Assignment 10 Due April 14 Griffiths 6.17, 61.8 , 6.19, 6.21

Assignment 11 Due April 21 Griffiths 7.1, 7.2, 7.5,7.7,9.1

Assignment 12 Due April 28 Griffiths 9.3 (Check that at first order one gets the correct result), 9.4 , 9.5 , 9.7, 9.12

Assignment 13 Due May 5 Griffiths 10.1, 10.2 , 10.9, 10.10

Homework Solutions:

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Assignment 13