In this lecture, Prof. Adams gives a panoramic view on various experimental evidence that indicates the inadequacy of pre-quantum physics. He concludes the lecture with a short discussion on Bell's inequality.

Lecture 2: Experimental Facts of Life

In this lecture, Prof. Adams reviews results derived for periodic potential and continues to discuss the energy band structure. The latter part is devoted to the physics of solids.

Lecture 21: Periodic Lattices Part 2

In this lecture, Prof. Adams reviews and answers questions on the previous lecture. Electronic properties of solids are explained using band structure. The latter part of the lecture is a historical introduction to entanglement by Prof. Levenson.

Lecture 22: Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors

In this lecture, Prof. Adams reviews and further develops the theory of spin. Matrix representations of spin operators are introduced. The box apparatus experiment is revisited.

Lecture 23: More on Spin

In this lecture, Prof. Adams discusses the basic principles of quantum computing. No-cloning theorem and Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm are introduced. The last part of the lecture is devoted to the EPR experiment and Bell's inequality.

Lecture 24: Entanglement — QComputing, EPR, and Bell

In this lecture, Prof. Adams discusses the energy structure and wavefunctions under a periodic potential. The energy band structure is derived for a periodic delta potential.

Lecture 20: Periodic Lattices Part 1

In this lecture, Prof. Adams discusses the resonance structure of a potential barrier/well. He begins with the case of simple plane waves and then moves on to the case of wavepackets.

Lecture 14: Resonance and the S-Matrix

In this lecture, Prof. Adams wraps up the discussion on hydrogen atoms explaining the origin of their magnetic moment. He then moves on to the quantum mechanics of systems where there are multiple identical particles.

Lecture 19: Identical Particles

In this lecture, Prof. Adams solves the central potential problem in 3D and gives a general discussion on properties of the central potential. He also presents a quantum mechanical model of hydrogen atoms.

Lecture 17: Central Potentials Take 2

In this lecture, Prof. Adams discusses an alternative method to solving the harmonic oscillator problem using operators.

Lecture 9: Operator Methods for the Harmonic Oscillator

He is explaining not just so others can understand, but so others cannot misunderstand. Such an approach seems important, given the subject matter. I truly appreciate these lectures.

Quantum Mechanics

It takes something special to re-engage someone long out of the classroom back into a rather abstract study such as Quantum Mechanics, fortunately that is exactly what we are given here. The excitement and wonder is easily felt in the presentation of Prof. A. Adams. As one who is  more than 40 years from university I can only express my thanks for such an opportunity!

Quantum Physics

Quantum Physics I

In this lecture, Prof. Adams introduces wavefunctions as the fundamental quantity in describing quantum systems. Basic properties of wavefunctions are covered. Uncertainty and superposition are reiterated in the language of wavefunctions.

Lecture 3: The Wave Function

In this lecture, Prof. Zweibach gives a mathematical preliminary on operators. He then introduces postulates of quantum mechanics concerning observables and measurement. The last part of the lecture is devoted to the origins of the Schrödinger equation.

Lecture 5: Operators and the Schrӧdinger Equation

In this lecture, Prof. Adams discusses the time evolution of Gaussian wave packets both in free space and across potential steps.

Lecture 12: The Dirac Well and Scattering off the Finite Step

In this lecture, Prof. Adams begins with a round of multiple choice questions. He then moves on to introduce the concept of expectation values and motivates the fact that momentum is given by a differential operator with Noether's theorem.

Lecture 4: Expectations, Momentum, and Uncertainty

In this lecture, Prof. Adams begins with summarizing the postulates of quantum mechanics that have been introduced so far. He then discusses properties of the Schrödinger equation and  methods of solving the equation.

Lecture 6: Time Evolution and the Schrödinger Equation

In this lecture, Prof. Adams discusses energy degeneracy in 3D systems and its connection to rotational symmetry. The latter part of the lecture focuses on the angular momentum operators and their commutation relations.

Lecture 15: Eigenstates of the Angular Momentum

In this lecture, Prof. Adams continues the discussion on the quantum mechanics of angular momentum. The structure of angular momentum eigenvalues are discussed. Eigenfunctions of angular momentum are introduced.

Lecture 16: Eigenstates of the Angular Momentum II

In this lecture, Prof. Adams gives a review on the material covered so far by going over a series of multiple choice questions. He also touches upon the Dirac notation.

Lecture 10: Clicker Bonanza and Dirac Notation

In this lecture, Prof. Adams discusses some qualitative features of quantum mechanical bound states. He then solves the problem of a particle in a finite potential well as the last example of bound state in the course.

Lecture 11: Dispersion of the Gaussian and the Finite Well

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