MSE228 Engineering Quantum Mechanics
Spring 2018

Most recent announcement: June19

Announcements

Watch this space for the latest updates (If the characters do not show properly, please try viewing this page with Unicode (UTF-8) encoding). Last updated:

19.Haziran.2018 Formulae sheet is updated. Contact with me if there is missing formula in the sheet.

June 18, 2018 Final examination is available, see Course Schedule section

June 11, 2018 Check your all “Grades”.

June 3, 2018 Formulae sheet for final examiantion is available. Contact with me if there is missing formula in the sheet.

May 28, 2018 Grades for Quiz6 is available.

May 18, 2018 There will be no lecture at next week.

May 18, 2018 Quiz6 is available as a “Take-home Quiz” and due date is May 23, 2018 Wednesday.

May 18, 2018 Grades for Quiz5 is available.

May 18, 2018 Assignments for the term project is published and due date is June 06, 2018 Wednesday (Final exam date).

May 16, 2018 Lecture notes for chapter7 is published, see Course Schedule section

May 14, 2018 Make-up dates are announced:

150411005 Furkan Talha İŞLEK Midterm 22.05.2018 08:30-10:15 A1-03

120411025 Oğuzhan ÖZDEMİR 4. Quiz 23.05.2018 13:30-15:30 B2-07

May 4, 2018 Grades for Quiz4 is available.

May 2, 2018 Lecture notes for chapter6 is published, see Course Schedule section

May 2, 2018 Grades for Midterm Examination is available.

April 24, 2018 Formulae sheet is available.

April 24, 2018 Solutions of midterm examination is available, see Course Schedule section

April 16, 2018 Lecture notes for chapter5 is modifed, see Course Schedule section

April 10, 2018 Grades for Quiz3 is available.

April 4, 2018 Lecture notes for chapter5 is published, see Course Schedule section

March 26, 2018 Lecture notes for chapter4 is modifed, see Course Schedule section

March 24, 2018 Grades for Quiz2 is available.

March 21, 2018 Grades for Quiz1 is available.

March 21, 2018 Quiz1 & Quiz2 solutions are available, see Course Schedule section.

March 21, 2018 Lecture notes for chapter4 is published, see Course Schedule section

March 11, 2018 Lecture notes for chapter3 is modifed, see Course Schedule section

March 7, 2018 Lecture notes for chapter3 is published, see Course Schedule section

Wed, February 28, 2018 Lecture notes for chapter2 is modifed, see Course Schedule section

February 21, 2018 Lecture notes for chapter2 is published, see Course Schedule section

Mon, February 12, 2018 In the first lecture, there will be first meeting. The lecture notes will be published soon, see Course Schedule section.

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Lecture Information

You may be expected to do significant homework assignments and problem solving. An understanding of the concepts of elementary calculus, differential equations

and Newtonian mechanics is required.

You should review calculus and in particular solutions of differential equations. The necessary differential equations and Newtonian/wave mechanics are explained

as needed.

Important announcements will be posted to the Announcements section of this web page, so please check this page frequently. You are responsible for all such

announcements, as well as announcements made in lecture.

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Course Overview

MSE228 is intended to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the standard concepts in modern physics. This course is an introduction to quantum mechanics.

Topics include particle nature of light and wave nature of matter, introductory quantum theory of atoms and introductory quantum mechanics, special theory of relativity.

Upon completion of this course the students will be able to understand/explain/apply;

• Failure of Newtonian mechanics. Transition from classical to quantum physics.

• Why relativity and quantum mechanics and are need to explain natural phenomena.

• Blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, wave-particle duality of matter and light.

• Bohr/Rutherford theory of the atom.

• Schrödinger's equation, wave functions. Heisenberg uncertainty principle.

• Solutions to Schrödinger's equation in one dimension.

• Introduction to fundamental structure of matter.

• From electronic structure of atoms to solid state physics.

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Text Book

Lecture material will be based on them. It is strongly advised that student should read textbooks rather than only content with the lecture material supplied from the lecturer.

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Online Resourcess

The following resources are available online. Please inform me about the usefullness of the materials. Check this place for updates.

• HyperPhysics

• Quantum made simple

• The Visual Quantum Mechanics

• Quantum Physics Made Relatively Simple (Web based Personal and Historical Perspectives of Hans Bethe)

• The Feynman Lectures on Physics

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Grading Criteria

• Midterms & Final Exams: There will be one midterm and one final exam, will count 30% each and 40% of your grade, respectively.

• Homeworks/Assignments (or Term Project): 15%.

• Quiz: %15

• Attendance is required for the students’ success and constitutes part of your course grade as bonus; 5%.

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Policies

• Attendance is not compulsory (30%), but you are responsible for everything said in class.

  İZMİR KÂTİP ÇELEBİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÖNLİSANS VE LİSANS EĞİTİM ÖĞRETİM VE SINAV YÖNETMELİĞİ

  (Derslere devam zorunluluğu ve denetlenmesi

  MADDE 18 - (1) Öğrencilerin derslere, uygulamalara, sınavlara ve diğer çalışmalara devamı zorunludur. Teorik derslerin % 30’undan,

  uygulamaların % 20’sinden fazlasına devam etmeyen ve uygulamalarda başarılı olamayan öğrenci, o dersin yarıyıl/yılsonu ya da

  varsa bütünleme sınavına alınmaz. Tekrarlanan derslerde önceki dönemde devam şartı yerine getirilmiş ise derslerde devam şartı

  aranıp aranmayacağı ilgili birim tarafından hazırlanarak Senato onayına sunulan usul ve esaslar ile belirlenir.)

MÜHENDİSLİK VE MİMARLIK FAKÜLTESİ LİSANS EĞİTİM-ÖĞRETİM VE SINAV YÖNETMELİĞİ

(Derslere devam zorun luluğu ve denetlenmesi

MADDE 16 ‒(1) Öğrencilerin derslere, uygulamalara, sınavlara ve diğer çalışmalara devamı zorunludur. Teorik derslerin % 30’undan,

uygulamaların % 20’sinden fazlasına devam etmeyen ve uygulamalarda başarılı olamayan öğrenci, o dersin yarıyıl sonu ve bütünleme

sınavına alınmaz.

(2) (Değişik: 05.12.2017 Tarihli ve 2017/28 - 04 Sayılı Senato) Daha önce devamını almış, ancak başarısızlık nedeniyle tekrarlanan

derslerde yukarıda verilen oranlarda devam zorunlu değildir.

(3) Öğrencilerin devam durumlar ının izlenmesi ve denetimi dersi veren öğretim elemanı tarafından gerçekleştirilir.

(4) Başarılı olunduğu halde not yükseltmek için alınan derslerde devam zorunluluğu aranmaz.

• The quiz will be open-book and open-notes and conducted after the completion of each chapter.

• Late homework will be accepted with a penalty of 10% per week after due date.

• You are allowed to work in groups of two students on the homework unless otherwise mentioned.

• You can use ideas from the literature (with proper citation).

• You can use anything from the textbook/notes.

• At the end of the semester, your lowest homework, quiz score will be dropped.

• Exams: 1 page of notes (double sides) is allowed.

• I encourage you to ask questions in class. You are supposed to ask questions. Don't guess, ask a question!

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Tentative Course Outline

• Mse228 Engineering Quantum Mechanics

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Tentative Course Schedule & Lecture Notes

The following schedule is tentative; it may be updated later in the semester, so check back here frequently.

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References (other than text books)

• http://www.phys.virginia.edu/

• http://electron6.phys.utk.edu/

• http://comsics.usm.my/

• http://web.pdx.edu/

• http://www.classe.cornell.edu/

• http://www.physics.smu.edu/

• http://www2.nuu.edu.tw/

• https://faraday.physics.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/Flash/#qm

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