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Welcome to Quantum Mechanics II!

The lecture portion of this course consists of two two-hour lectures which occur twice weekly.

The final grade for the course will be determined by the combined score of a mid-term exam (max 20 points) and a final exam (max 100 points). The mid-term score will not contribute to the final score for the September exam period.

Lectures: New material will be presented in the twice weekly lectures, and explored through examples and exercises.

Homework: Occasional homework sets will be assigned throughout the term. While this work does not directly count towards the course grade, it should by now come as no surprise that it will be impossible to master the material without digging in to it on your own time. As the saying goes, "no pain, no gain!"

Announcements

All course-related announcements will be made through the e-class portal.

To contact me direct me directly, the most efficient method will be e-mail (rosen@physics.uoc.gr).

Bibliography

The official course text is "Κβαντομηχανικη ΙI", Σ. Τραχανά, Πανεπιστημιακές Εκδόσεις Κρήτης (2016). While the lectures do not follow any particular book, the level and scope is on par with this reference.

There are a wealth of readable introductions to quantum mechanics at the undergraduate level. You may find it helpful to supplement the lectures with some of the following classic examples:

• "Introduction to Quantum Mechanics", David J. Griffiths, Darrell F. Schroeter, 3rd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2018
• "Principles of Quantum Mechanics", R. Shankar, 2nd Edition, Plenum Press, 2011
• "Εισαγωγή στην Κβαντομηχανική", Κ. Ταμβάκης (Leader Books, 2003)
• "Modern Quantum Mechanics": Revised Edition, J. J. Sakurai, San Fu Tuan. Pearson Education, 1994
• "Quantum Physics, 3rd Edition", S. Gasiorowicz, Wiley, 2003
• "Problems and Solutions in Quantum Physics", K. Tamvakis, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• "The principles of quantum mechanics, ", P.A.M. Dirac, Oxford University Press.
• "Quantum mechanics", J. L. Basdevant and J. Dalibard, Springer
• "Problems in Quantum Mechanics, ", F. Constantinescu and E. Magyari, Pergamon Press.
• "Quantum Mechanics: Nonrelativistic theory, ", L. Landau and E. Lifshitz, Pergamon Press.

A fantastic perspective on this material can be found in the beloved "Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol III, ", R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, M. Sands, Addison–Wesley 1964. These lectures originally took place at Caltech, and can be accessed through a dedicated site hosted by this university.

Applications of quantum mechanics to many aspects of modern physics are explored in "The quantum mechanics solver ", J. L. Basdevant and J. Dalibard, Springer

MIT 8.06 Quantum Physics III, Spring 2018 provide an excellent set of lectures which overlap with this course. These recordings are from Barton Zwiebach's course at ΜΙΤ