Study Materials

For further study, student received two sets of exercises on quantum mechanics, the 2007 midterm for 3.23, and all the corresponding solutions.

QM exercises 1 (PDF), solutions (PDF)

QM exercises 2 (PDF), solutions (PDF)

Midterm (PDF), solutions (PDF)

Handouts

The following chapters were given as background on matrix math, quantum mechanics, and other topics.

Engel, Thomas, and Philip Reid. “The Schrodinger Equation,” “Math Supplement.” Chapter 13 and Appendix A in Physical Chemistry. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2009. ISBN: 9780321615053.

Mortimer, Robert G. “Some Useful Mathematics.” Appendix B in Physical Chemistry. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2008. ISBN: 9780123706171.

Ashcroft, Neil W., and N. David Mermin. “The Tight-Binding Method,” “Homogeneous Semiconductors,” “Heterogeneous Semiconductors.” Chapters 10, 28, and 29 in Solid State Physics. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, 1976. ISBN: 9780030839931.

Course Info

As Taught In
Fall 2007
Level
Learning Resource Types
Problem Sets with Solutions
Lecture Notes