Objectives and Homework for October 28, 2003.
[1] Be able to calculate transmission and reflection coefficients from simple step potentials.
[2] Understand the Normal Zeeman Effect, and be able to explain how it arises.
[3] Understand what is meant by intrinsic spin, and know the intrinsic spins of various common particles.
[4] Understand the spin properties and statistics properties of bosons and fermions. Be able to give examples of phenomena that illustrate the statistics properties of various particles.
[5] Know the transition rules obeyed by atoms when they emit or absorb a photon, and understand their origin.
[6] Understand the general structure of the periodic table, and be able to predict electron configurations for any given element. Be able to predict key properties of any element based on its electron configuration.
[7] Understand how to combine two different angular momenta to get an overall angular momentum. Understand the relevance of such coupling to the properties of atoms and nuclei.
[8] Know what happens when a measurement is made on a quantum mechanical system.
[9] When a particle is placed into a superposition state, be able to predict the probabilities of various outcomes of a measurement.
[10] When a particle is placed into a superposition of two different energy eigenstates, be able to predict how it evolves in time.
[11] Be able to describe the origin and implications of the Anomalous Zeeman Effect.
Homework due Halloween, 2003.
[1] Do Problems 29 and 31 at the end of Chapter 8 in Thornton and Rex.
[2] Read Section 12.1 in Thornton & Rex, and Problems 1 and 2 at the end of Chapter 12.