All course readings are taken from the textbook:
Hagelstein, Peter L., Stephen D. Senturia, and Terry P. Orlando. Introduction to Applied Quantum and Statistical Physics. New York, NY: Wiley, 2004. ISBN: 0471202762.
Readings by Session
The table below provides information on the course’s lecture (L), recitation (R), and quiz (Q) sessions.
| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Introduction: Classical and Quantum Mechanics | Chapter 1 |
| L2 | Probability Amplitudes and Development of Quanta | Chapters 2 and 3 |
| R1 | Fourier Transforms / MATLAB® | |
| L3 | Dispersion, Wavepackets |
Chapter 4 |
| L4 | Operators and Ehrenfest’s Theorem | Chapter 5 |
| R2 | Examples of Operators and Ehrenfest’s Theorem | Chapter 5 |
| L5 | Eigenfunctions, Eigenvalues, Superposition |
Chapter 6 |
| L6 | Finite Well and 1D Box | Chapters 7 and 8 |
| L7 | Tunneling Barriers |
Chapters 7 and 8 |
| L8 | Simple Harmonic Oscillator | Chapters 9 and 10 |
| R3 | Tunneling Examples, STM, SHO | Chapters 7 and 8 |
| L9 | Raising and Lowering Operators |
Chapter 10 |
| L10 | LC Circuit & SHO Wavepackets | Chapters 11 and 12 |
| L11 | WKB Approximation, Variational Method | Chapters 13, 14, and 15 |
| L12 | Finite Basis Set Approximation | Chapter 16 |
| Q1 | Quiz 1 | |
| L13 | Two-level System (dc drive) | Chapter 17 |
| L14 | Two-level System (cont.) | Chapter 17 |
| R4 | Examples of Two-level Systems | Chapters 17-19 |
| L15 | Two-level System: Dynamic Drive |
Chapter 18 |
| L16 | Coupled Systems | Chapter 19 |
| R5 | Two-level Examples and Coupled System | Chapter 20 |
| L17 | Coupled Systems |
Chapter 23 |
| L18 | 2D and 3D; Density of States | Chapter 23 |
| R6 | Examples and Periodic Boundary Conditions | |
| L19 | Quantization of the E and M Fields | Chapters 21 and 22 |
| Q2 | Quiz 2 | |
| L20 | Fermi’s Golden Rule | Chapter 24 |
| L21 | Statistical Physics | Chapter 25 |
| R7 | Examples of Statistical Physics | Chapter 26 |
| L22 | Statistical Physics II |
Chapter 26 |
| R8 | Thermionic Emission | |
| L23 | Metals and Semiconductors I | Chapter 27 |
| L24 | Metals and Semiconductors II | Chapter 27 |
| R9 | Examples of Metals and Semiconductors | |
| L25 | H-Atom 1 | Chapter 28 |
| L26 | H-Atom II | Chapter 29 |
| R10 | H-Atom Examples | Chapter 30 |
| L27 | Summary | |
| Final Exam |
Recommended Readings
In addition to the required readings, a list of recommended readings is presented below.
Main References
Polkinghorne, J. Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0192802526.
Liboff, R. L. Introductory Quantum Mechanics. 3rd ed. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Longman, 1998. ISBN: 0201878798.
Greenstein, George, and Arthur G. Zajonc. The Quantum Challenge: Modern Research on the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. 2nd ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2006. ISBN: 076372470X.
Kroemer, Herbert. Quantum Mechanics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994. ISBN: 0137470983.
Gasiorowicz, Stephen. Quantum Physics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley, 1996. ISBN: 0471857378.
Reif, F. Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 1965.
Griffiths, David J. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN: 0131244051.
Additional References
Morrison, Michael A. Understanding Quantum Physics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990. ISBN: 0137479085.
Morrison, Michael A., Thomas L. Estle, and Neal F. Lane. Understanding More Quantum Physics. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991. ISBN: 0139283005.
Harrison, Walter A. Applied Quantum Mechanics. River Edge, NJ: World Scientific, 2000. ISBN: 9810243944.
Eisberg, Robert, and Robert Resnick. Quantum Physics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley, 1985. ISBN: 047187373X.
Kittel, Charles, and Herbert Kroemer. Thermal Physics. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: W. H. Freeman, 1980. ISBN: 0716710889.
Mandl, Franz. Statistical Physics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley, 1988. ISBN: 0471915335.
James, J. F. A Student’s Guide to Fourier Transforms: With Applications in Physics and Engineering. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN: 0521468299.
Brigham, E. O. The Fast Fourier Transform. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1974. ISBN: 013307496X.
