Syllabus Spring 2018 Physics 32300 M

Physics 32300M Quantum Mechanics for Electrical Engineers Spring 2018

 

Instructor: Carlos A. Meriles

CDI 12378, cmeriles@ccny.cuny.edu

 

Office hours: Thursdays 3 to 5 pm

 

Course Schedule Tu, Th 11 to 12:15 in MS408

 

Prerequisites: Phys 207-8, Math 391-2

 

Grades based on: Class participation – 20%

2 midterms – 15% each

2 quizzes – 5% each

Final exam – 40%

Midterm One: Mar 6, Mar 8

Midterm Two: Apr 10, Apr 12

Final Presentation: May 8, May 10

 

Course outline:

1. Historical perspective and some key observations:

The Bohr Model, wave-particle duality.

2. Introduction to atomic physics:

The Schroedinger equation and atomic orbitals.

3. Fundamentals of solid state physics:

Particles in periodic potentials, metals and semiconductors.

4. Spin physics

Quantum spintronics, magnetic resonance

5. Quantum optics

Introduction to laser physics

6. Quantum information processing

Entanglement, Bell inequality, basic quantum algorithms

 

Textbooks:

• Quantum Physics: A Beginner’s Guide – more elementary

• Feynman Lectures, Vol. III, by Richard Feynman (also available online).

• Quantum Mechanics by Robert Scherrer (Pearson/ Addison Wesley, 2006

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