PHYSICS 2510 - Quantum Mechanics II
| Career: | Undergraduate |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Term: | Semester 1 |
| Campus: | North Terrace |
| Contact: | Up to 7 hours per week |
| Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
| Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
| Pre-Requisite: | PHYSICS 1100 & PHYSICS 1200 & MATHS 1012 - Other students may apply to Head of Physics for exemption |
| Co-Requisite: | MATHS 2102 or MATHS 2106. Other students may apply to Head of Physics for exemption |
| Assessment: | Tutorial preparation, practical work, tests, written exam |
| Syllabus: |
This course provides an introduction to quantum mechanics and continues the development of practical problem solving using laboratory experiments. Quantum Mechanics - Wave mechanics with examples from atomic, sub-atomic and solid state physics. Photons, Compton scattering, de Broglie hypotheses, Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, probability distributions, probability density, plane waves, expectation values, operators, commutators, Schroedinger equation, energy quantisation, particle in a one dimensional box, eigenstates and degeneracy, measurement, probability flux, one-dimensional bound states and scattering, barrier penetration, harmonic oscillator, ladder operators, multi-particle states, indistinguishable particles, exclusion principle, magic numbers. Practical work includes laboratory experiments in instrumentation, general physics and modern physics. |
Course Fees
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The fees displayed below for international students are for students commencing a program in 2024 only. International students who commenced a program in 2023 or prior can find their fee here.
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Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
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Critical Dates
| Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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| Semester 1 | Tue 12/03/2024 | Thu 21/03/2024 | Fri 03/05/2024 | Fri 07/06/2024 |
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Class Details
| Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 10154 | LE01 | 90 | 13 | 26 Feb - 4 Mar | Monday | 12pm - 1pm | Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre |
| 29 Feb - 4 Apr | Thursday | 12pm - 1pm | Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 1 Mar - 22 Mar | Friday | 10am - 11am | Lower Napier, LG29, Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 18 Mar - 25 Mar | Monday | 12pm - 1pm | Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 5 Apr - 5 Apr | Friday | 10am - 11am | Lower Napier, LG29, Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 22 Apr - 3 Jun | Monday | 12pm - 1pm | Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 26 Apr - 7 Jun | Friday | 10am - 11am | Lower Napier, LG29, Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 2 May - 6 Jun | Thursday | 12pm - 1pm | Hughes, 309, Hughes Lecture Theatre | ||||
| Related Class: Workshop | |||||||
| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 10388 | WR02 | 28 | 3 | 8 Mar - 22 Mar | Friday | 11am - 12pm | Hughes, 111b, Teaching Room |
| 28 Mar - 28 Mar | Thursday | 10am - 11am | Hughes, 322, Teaching Room | ||||
| 5 Apr - 5 Apr | Friday | 11am - 12pm | Hughes, 111b, Teaching Room | ||||
| 26 Apr - 7 Jun | Friday | 11am - 12pm | Hughes, 111b, Teaching Room | ||||
| 10389 | WR01 | 28 | 1 | 6 Mar - 3 Apr | Wednesday | 11am - 12pm | Lower Napier, LG24, Teaching Room |
| 24 Apr - 5 Jun | Wednesday | 11am - 12pm | Lower Napier, LG24, Teaching Room | ||||
| 10390 | WR03 | 28 | 3 | 8 Mar - 22 Mar | Friday | 2pm - 3pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room |
| 28 Mar - 28 Mar | Thursday | 10am - 11am | Hughes, 322, Teaching Room | ||||
| 5 Apr - 5 Apr | Friday | 2pm - 3pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room | ||||
| 26 Apr - 7 Jun | Friday | 2pm - 3pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room | ||||
| Related Class: Practical | |||||||
| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 14900 | PR03 | 28 | 2 | 7 Mar - 4 Apr | Thursday | 1pm - 5pm | Physics, 132/133, Laboratory |
| 2 May - 6 Jun | Thursday | 1pm - 5pm | Physics, 132/133, Laboratory | ||||
| 14901 | PR02 | 28 | 2 | 6 Mar - 3 Apr | Wednesday | 1pm - 5pm | Physics, 132/133, Laboratory |
| 24 Apr - 5 Jun | Wednesday | 1pm - 5pm | Physics, 132/133, Laboratory | ||||
| 15343 | PR01 | 28 | 3 | 5 Mar - 2 Apr | Tuesday | 1pm - 5pm | Physics, 132/133, Laboratory |
| 23 Apr - 4 Jun | Tuesday | 1pm - 5pm | Physics, 132/133, Laboratory | Note: This prac class clashes with the Differential Equations seminar, however the seminar is recorded each week and can be watched at a later time. We need some students to enrol in this prac class please because not everyone can fit into the other two classes. Please fill out the clash override form to be enrolled in this class if you are happy to have the clash: https://set.adelaide.edu.au/student-support/forms-policies/timetable-clash-resolution?check_logged_in=1 | |||
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