PHYS 580 - Fall 2010 - Quantum Mechanics I
Course News Page

• Important Final Exam Information...
  (posted 12/12/2010)
  • the exam will take place in...
    Room 103, Transportation Building, 104 South Matthews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801 (see map)
    (not in the usual classroom, 144 Loomis)

• Special office hour / question and answer session...
  (posted 11/21/2010)
  • at 5pm on Wednesday, December 8 in 158 Loomis.

• Homework #13...
  (posted 11/21/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 4:00pm on Wednesday December 8.

• Special office hour...
  (posted 11/21/2010)
  • at 12 noon on Tuesday, December 7 144 Loomis.

• No office hour...
  (posted 11/21/2010)
  • on Monday, December 6.

• Homework #12...
  (posted 11/15/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 2:30pm on Thursday December 2.

• Special office hour...
  (posted 11/17/2010)
  • at 12 noon on Friday, November 19 in 144 Loomis.

• Special office hour...
  (posted 11/17/2010)
  • at 12 noon on Thursday, November 18 in 136 Loomis.

• Homework #11...
  (posted 11/17/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 10:00am on Monday November 22.

• Homework #10...
  (posted 11/03/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 2:30pm on Thursday November 11.

• No class on Thursday, November 11.
  (posted 11/02/2010)

• No class on Tuesday, November 9.
  (posted 11/02/2010)

• A make-up lecture...
  (posted 11/02/2010)
  • ...will replace the Office Hour on Monday, November 8.

• A make-up lecture...
  (posted 11/02/2010)
  • ...will take place at 7pm on Friday, November 5 in 144 Loomis.

• Homework #9...
  (posted 10/24/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 2:30pm on Thursday November 4.

• Homework #8...
  (posted 10/10/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 2:30pm on Thursday October 28.

• No class on Thursday, October 21.
  (posted 10/10/2010)

• A make-up lecture...
  (posted 10/10/2010)
  • ...will replace the Office Hour on Monday, October 18.

• Homework #7...
  (posted 10/10/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 2:30pm on Thursday October 21.

• Homework #6...
  (posted 10/05/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 2:30pm on Thursday October 14.

• Homework #5...
  (posted 09/25/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 2:30pm on Thursday October 7.

• The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics...
  (posted 09/30/2010)
  • ... was awarded jointly to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov
    "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene".
    For more information, see the Nobel Prize announcement and scientific background.
    (posted 5:30am, 10/05/2010)

• Special office hour on Tuesday, October 5, 4:00 to 5:15pm...
  (posted 09/30/2010)
  • ...will take place in 136 Loomis.

• No office hour on Monday, October 4...
  (posted 09/12/2010)
  • We'll hold a make-up one at a nearby time.

• Homework #4...
  (posted 09/21/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 2:30pm on Thursday September 30.

• Homework #3...
  (posted 09/12/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 2:30pm on Thursday September 23.

• Homework #2...
  (posted 09/05/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 2:30pm on Thursday September 16.

• Homework #1...
  (posted 08/29/2010)
  • This homework is to be turned in by 2:30pm on Thursday September 9.

• Departmental Picnic...
  When: from 4pm to 7pm on Saturday, September 11th
  Where: Illini Grove (Lincoln and Pennsylvania in Urbana)
  What: to welcome all new graduate students to the department,
  to meet other members of the department, and to enjoy great food.
  I hope to see you there!
  (posted 08/22/2010)

• No class...
  
  • on Thursday, August 25.
    We'll complete make-up lecture arrangements in class.
    (posted 08/22/2010)
    

• Homework #0...
  (posted 08/22/2010)
  This homework is optional, but I encourage you to work through at least some
  of the problems, especially numbers 2, 8, and 10.

• Link to the Course Gradebook (posted 08/22/2010)

• Typical homework schedule...
  (posted 08/22/2010)
  
  • Homework is issued on Tuesdays on the web.
  • And due on Thursdays (i.e., nine days later).
  • It's to be turned in by 2:30pm to the 580-QM1 Loomis Homework Box.
  • The Loomis Homework Boxes are on the second floor of the building,
    on the interpass connecting Loomis Lab and the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Lab.
  • Graded homeworks will be returned on Thursday in class (i.e., a week after they are due).

• Course lecture notes...
  are available for you to buy (at cost price)
  from the Illini Union Bookstore on South Wright Street.
  They are shelved under Packets, not Books.
  Ask for assistance if you're unable to find them.
  (posted 08/22/2010)

• Course lecture notes...
  are available to you here.
  I may add the occasional section from time to time.
  Soon, they will also be available via the Library e-reserves server.
  (posted 08/22/2010)

• The Final Exam for the course...
  will take place on Monday, December 13, from 1:30pm to 4:30pm,
  but not in 144 Loomis Lab (see above for the exam location)
  (posted 10/10/2010)

• Office hours...
  when, where and with whom?
  (posted 08/22/2010)
  
  
  • Prof. Paul Goldbart (goldbart@illinois.edu)
    Office: 3135 ESB
    Office hours
    day: Mondays
    time: 5pm
    location: 158 Loomis
    
    
  • TA and Grader: Zhenhua Ning (zning2@illinois.edu)
    Office: 3141 ESB
    Cell phone: (217) 689-4578
    Office hours
    day: Wednesdays
    time: 5pm
    location: 3141 ESB
    
    
  • TA and Grader: Huihuo Zheng (hzheng8@illinois.edu)
    Office: 390Y Loomis
    Cell phone: (217) 819-8245
    

• Where...
  does the class meet?
  144 Loomis Lab.
  (posted 08/22/2010)

• When...
  does the class meet?
  On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30pm to 3:50pm.
  (posted 08/22/2010)