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Last update: 16 March 2012
| General Information | Mathematica | Paradigms home |
| Instructor: Prof. David McIntyre WNGR 463, 737-1696; mcintyre at ucs.orst.edu OH: MF 11-12, W 10:30-11:30 |
Teaching Associate: Dr. Mary Bridget Kustusch WGR 491, 737-6080; kustuscm at onid.orst.edu OH: M-F 3-4 |
| Day | Topic | Links | Reading T: Taylor, Mc: McIntyre CF: Central Forces (Manogue) |
Assignments |
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| M 2/27 | Two-body Problems | T 1.1-1.2, 1.4, 3.1, 3.3-3.5, 8.1-8.2, 10.1 CF 1-6 |
HW1 Due W 2/29 Soln1 |
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| Tu 2/28 | Describing trajectories in polar coordinates | Polar Acceleration: Wksht | CF 7-8 | |
| W 2/29 | Effective Potentials | Effective Potentials: Wksht , Math nb | CF 9, T 8.4 | HW2 Due F 3/2 Soln2 |
| Th 3/1 | Equations of Motion | Orbits: Wksht , Math nb , Java Conic Sections: Wksht ; Math nb |
CF 10-12 T 8.4 |
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| F 3/2 | Orbit Shapes | T 8.5-8.7 | HW3 Due W 3/7 Soln3 |
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| M 3/5 | Quantum Mechanics: Energy Eigenvalue Equation | Mc 7.1-7.4 | ||
| Tu 3/6 | Quantum states on a Ring | Quantum states on a Ring: Wksht | Mc 7.5 | |
| W 3/7 | Time Dependence on a ring | Time Dependence on a ring: Math nb | HW4 Due F 3/9 Soln4 |
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| Th 3/8 | Quantum states on a Sphere: Legendre's Equation | Quantum states on a Ring: Wksht | Mc 7.6 | |
| F 3/9 | Spherical Harmonics | RHB 18.3 | HW5 Due W 3/14 Soln5 |
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| M 3/12 | Spherical Harmonics | Ylm functions: Math nb Ylm Linear Combinations: Math nb |
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| Tu 3/13 | Hydrogen Atom Radial Equation | |||
| W 3/14 | Radial Functions | Mc 8.1-8.3 | HW6 Due F 3/16 Soln6 See textbook errata |
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| Th 3/15 | Hydrogen atom wave functions | Hydrogen Probablility Densities: Math nb
Spatial animations |
Mc 8.4-8.6 | |
| F 3/16 | The Classical Limit & Review | |||
| M 3/19 | Final exam, 12:00 pm - 1:50 pm |
Practice exam Equation Sheet |
