Reference Materials
CT: First Two Chapters and Appendices
See D2L site for these references, under Contents –> Extra materials
REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS
Required: The primary required course textbook is a hardcopy or electronic copy of Volumes 1 and 2 of Quantum Mechanics by C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, & F. Laloe, published by Wiley & Sons. The 3rd edition of this classic textbook (printed in 2019) has three volumes. The earlier 1st and 2nd editions each have two volumes, and are no longer in print. New or used copies of Volumes 1 and 2 of any edition are required. The 3rd volume of the 3rd edition is not used in this course and does not need to be purchased.
Required: Field Guide to Quantum Mechanics, by Brian P. Anderson, published by SPIE Press, 2019. UA students can obtain a free PDF copy from the SPIE Digital Library website via a subscription held by the UA Libraries. From the UA Libraries main website (library.arizona.edu) perform a Library Search with the title āField Guide to Quantum Mechanicsā (including quotes makes the search results easier to navigate). The book should be the only result. Then select the book. OR, you can just click here rather than doing the previous steps. Select the link for SPIE Digital Library eBooks. If you are logged in with your UA NetID, you will then be able to download the entire PDF, otherwise you will need to log in with your UA NetID first. You may also purchase a hardcopy of the book through SPIE press or elsewhere.
Required:Ā OPTI 570 handwritten class notes. A free PDF copy will be available to all students through D2L. Bound copies may be arranged for purchase through UA FastCopy if requested, or borrowed from a student who previously took OPTI 570 (printed versions of these notes were required of the students in previous years). These class notes contain content presented in lectures, expanded discussions of the content of theĀ Field Guide to Quantum Mechanics, and other required reading.
Preparing for 505R:
Key 512R Lectures
For those of you taking OPTI 505R in the Spring semester of your first year of the PhD program, you likely will not or did not take OPTI 512R, a prereq for OPTI 505R. Please see the relevant module on the active 570 D2L site for more info about watching previously recorded 512R videos.