| Course Name | Quantum Mechanics II |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PHYS 308 | Fall/Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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| Course Language | English | ||||||||
| Course Type | Elective | ||||||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | ||||||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | ||||||||
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| Course Objectives | The purpose of this course is to provide the students, who have already mastered the basic principles of quantum mechanics, with several advanced approximation methods used for solving realistic problems. In addition, some of the current hot topics in quantum mechanics will be discussed. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, we will discuss the topics of time-independent perturbation theory, relativistic corrections to the hydrogen atom, spin-orbit interactions, WKB approximation, variational principle, the helium atom, time-dependent perturbation theory, interaction of electrons with electromagnetic field, scattering, EPR paradox, entanglement, and Bell inequalities. |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Time-independent Perturbation Theory | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 13) and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 6) |
| 2 | Degenerate Perturbation Theory | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 13) and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 6) |
| 3 | Relativistic Corrections to the Hydrogen Atom | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 19) and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 6) |
| 4 | Spin-Orbit Interaction | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 6) |
| 5 | WKB Approximation | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 15) and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 8) |
| 6 | Variational Principle | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 7) |
| 7 | The Helium Atom | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 16) and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 7) |
| 8 | Review of the First Half of the Course | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 13-16) and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 6-9) |
| 9 | Time-dependent Perturbation Theory | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 14) and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 9) |
| 10 | Interaction of Electrons with Electromagnetic Field | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 14) and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 9) |
| 11 | Quantum Mechanical Scattering | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 17) and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 11) |
| 12 | Quantum Mechanical Scattering | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 17) and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 11) |
| 13 | EPR Paradox and Entanglement | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 20) |
| 14 | Bell Inequalities | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 20) |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy (Chapter 13-20) and Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths (Chapter 6-11) |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Quantum Mechanics I The Fundamentals, S. Rajasekar, R. Velusamy |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 2nd Ed., David Griffiths |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 5 | 20 |
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 7 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
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| Homework / Assignments | 5 | 2 | |
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| Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 24 | |
| Total | 150 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications, | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method, | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions, | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably, | X | ||||
| 5 | To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License, | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in, | |||||
| 7 | To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance, | |||||
| 8 | To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results, | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life, | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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