Ph125 Course Info

Please refer to the course web page for up-to-date course information:
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~hmabuchi/Ph125.html

Lectures:

TTh 10:30-12:00 in 107 Downs

Lecture notes will be posted on the web page following each class.

Textbook:

The required text is Quantum Mechanics, Third Edition, by Eugen Merzbacher (Wiley, 1998).

Grading:

Problem sets - 30%
Midterm exam (closed book, one page of your own notes) - 30%
Final exam (closed book, one page of your own notes) - 40%

Homework (problem sets):

Assignments will be handed out on Tuesdays (t=0).
Your write-ups are due in class on the following Tuesday (t=1 week).
We will do our best to return graded assignments and produce a solution set by the Tuesday after that (t=2 weeks).

There will be a total of eight problem sets during the first term.
There will be no problem set handed out on October 24 (midterms) or on December 5 (finals).

Weekly assignments will typically consist of five to seven problems. Occasionally you will find a homework problem
that doesn't actually make sense -- in such cases you should note this fact and explain why the problem doesn't make
sense, in order to get full credit.

Each homework problem will be graded on a scale of 0-3:

3 - the answer is correct, and it is clear from the write-up that the reasoning was correct
2 - incorrect answer, but it is clear from the write-up that reasoning was correct
1 - substantial effort was made to solve the problem, but the reasoning was incorrect,
   - or write-up is unclear/inadequate
0 - no attempt, or only a cursory attempt was made to solve the problem.

Coordinate with the TA's to hand in a late assignment. No credit for homework handed in after we post the solutions!
In the absence of extenuating circumstances, late assignments will be penalized one point per problem.

Collaboration policy:

It's okay to work together on problem sets, but each student must produce his/her own write-up.

No collaboration on the midterm.

Feedback to the Instructor:

There is a form on the course web page that students can use to provide anonymous feedback to the course instructor.