Professor: Eric Herbst (herbst@mps.ohio-state.edu)

This course is designed for first-year graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Topics include the postulates of quantum mechanics, wave and particles, simple one-dimensional systems, Dirac notation, spin, and the harmonic oscillator. Homework assignments will be handed out weekly and graded. The grading will be apportioned as follows: 30% (homeworks), 25% (midterm), 45% (final). A detailed schedule of lectures can be found in the syllabus. Homework assignments and answers to these assignments along with other valuable information can be found on the course home page.