Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	L+P	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
6	PHYS322	QUANTUM MECHANICS II	4+0	4	7

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	First Cycle
Department / Program	PHYSICS
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Objectives of the Course	1. To demonstrate the computation of the changes in the energy spectrum of simple quantum mechanical systems by using the time-independent perturbation theory (1) 2.To demonstrate the calculation of quantum mechanical systems by using the approximation methods (2,3) 3.To demonstrate the computation of the changes in the energy spectrums of quantum mechanical systems by using the approximation methods (4) 4.To introduce the scattering theory of the wave and particles and demonstrate its applications (5)
Course Content	Time-independent perturbation theory; the WKB approximation ; time-dependent perturbation theory ; scattering theory comprising partial wave analysis
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	( PHYS321 )
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Prof.Dr. R.TUĞRUL SENGER
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	- R. Eisberg, R. Resnick “Quantum Physics”, John Wiley & Sons, 1985. David J. Griffiths, “Introduction to Quantum Mechanics”, Prentice-Hall, 2005. - Ramamurti Shankar, “Principles of Quantum Mechanics”, Plenum Press, 1991

Course Category

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Weekly Course Time	14	4	56
Outside Activities About Course (Attendance, Presentation, Midterm exam,Final exam, Quiz etc.)	14	8	112
Application (Homework, Reading, Self Study etc.)	6	2	12
Exams and Exam Preparations	3	10	30
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 7 210

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	To be able to compute the changes in energy spectrum of quantum mechanical systems by using the time-independent perturbation theory
2	To be able to prove the variational principle and use it for simple quantum mechanical systems
3	To be able to apply semiclassical approximation methods such as WKB to simple quantum mechanical systems
4	To be able to compute the changes in the energy spectrum of quantum mechanical systems by using the time-dependent perturbation theory
5	To be able to find the solution of simple systems by using the scattering theory of waves and particles

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Time-Independent Perturbation Theory
2	The fine structure of Hydrogen,The Zeeman effect,Hyperfine splitting
3	Variational Principle, Determining the ground state energy
4	The WKB Approximation, tunneling
5	Time dependent perturbation theory, Fermi Golden Rule
6	Light-matter interaction, Electric-dipole approximation, Selection Rules
7	Light-matter interaction, Electric-dipole approximation, Selection Rules
8	Adiabatic Theorem, Berry’s Phase
9	Adiabatic Theorem, Berry’s Phase
10	Scattering Theory, Partial wave analysis
11	Scattering theory, phase shifts
12	No cloning Theorem, EPR Paradox, Quantum Entanglement, Bell’s Theorem
13	Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Mechanics: Dirac Equation
14	Dirac Equation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 0: Null 1:Slight 2:Moderate 3:Significant 4:Very Significant

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