Physics 3220, Fall 1997

Prof. Steve Pollock (492-2495)

This page is now out of date (the class is over) but will be kept on the web for awhile, for reference purposes.

If you find this page useful or interesting, please feel free to send me an email. (Steven.Pollock@Colorado.edu)

Class Information

• Syllabus and administrative information (Office hrs, grading policy, exams, everything you ever wanted to know, etc)

• News, Questions, Comments, Discussion - from you!

  Plus, information about posting to the newsgroup.

• Send me a message (anonymous, if you wish)

• Virtual Office Hours (including late-breaking h.w. announcements)

• My Lecture summaries and detailed class notes.

• Study list - phone numbers of your classmates.

• Exam 1 essay question

• Exam 2 study guide

• Final Exam essay question.

• Final Exam study guide

Homeworks are now here

As always, ask questions or see replies to your classmates' queries - Virtual Office Hours

Quantum Links:

• My own personal set of physics/science links

• Particle Data Tables

• Here is a brief introduction to a recent Scientific American article (Nov '96) about using quantum mechanics to make "interaction free" measurements, and more detailed information.

• The collective educational wisdom of Bart Simpson

• MIT's introductory quantum home page
• Other quantum links provided by Chris Green
• Chris Green's Physics 3220, Jr. level quantum class from spring '96.
• Some 3-D pictures of spherical harmonics.

Java applets:

• 1) Simulate 1-D wave packets scattering off of barriers.

• 2) Another simulation of wave packets .

• 3) Simulate the time evolution of superpositions of the first few levels of a harmonic oscillator.

This page is still something of an experiment in making class information available on the WWW. I'm interested in hearing your comments! Please feel free to send me a message. (Steven.Pollock@Colorado.edu)