{"id":10,"date":"2020-07-08T19:51:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T19:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-optics-wp.pantheonsite.io\/opti570\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-08-17T00:42:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T00:42:00","slug":"reference-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/opti570\/reference-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 id=\"h.p_EANiMJbiJY36\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">CT: First Two Chapters and Appendices<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>See D2L site for these references, under Contents &#8211;&gt; Extra materials<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"h.p_EANiMJbiJY36\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Required:<\/strong>\u00a0The primary required course textbook is a hardcopy or electronic copy of Volumes 1 and 2 of\u00a0<em>Quantum Mechanics<\/em>\u00a0by C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, &amp; F. Laloe, published by Wiley &amp; Sons. The 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0edition of this classic textbook (printed in 2019) has three volumes. The earlier 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0and 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0editions each have two volumes, and are no longer in print. New or used copies of Volumes 1 and 2 of\u00a0<em>any<\/em>\u00a0edition are required.\u00a0<strong>The 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0volume of the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0edition is not used in this course and does not need to be purchased.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Required:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Field Guide to Quantum Mechanics<\/em>, by Brian P. Anderson, published by SPIE Press, 2019. UA students can obtain a <strong>free<\/strong> PDF copy from the SPIE Digital Library website via a subscription held by the UA Libraries. From the UA Libraries main website (<a href=\"http:\/\/library.arizona.edu\">library.arizona.edu)<\/a> perform a\u00a0<strong>Library Search<\/strong>\u00a0with the\u00a0<strong>title<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cField Guide to Quantum Mechanics\u201d (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 <a href=\"https:\/\/arizona-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/primo-explore\/fulldisplay?docid=01UA_ALMA51660478440003843&amp;context=L&amp;vid=01UA&amp;lang=en_US&amp;search_scope=Everything&amp;adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&amp;tab=default_tab&amp;query=title,contains,%E2%80%9CField%20Guide%20to%20Quantum%20Mechanics%E2%80%9D\">here<\/a> rather than doing the previous steps. Select the link for\u00a0<strong>SPIE Digital Library eBooks<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Required:<\/strong>\u00a0OPTI 570 handwritten class notes. A <strong>free <\/strong>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 the\u00a0<em>Field Guide to Quantum Mechanics<\/em>, and other <strong>required<\/strong> reading.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CT: First Two Chapters and Appendices See D2L site for these references, under Contents &#8211;&gt; Extra materials \u00a0 REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS Required:\u00a0The primary required course textbook is a hardcopy or electronic copy of Volumes 1 and 2 of\u00a0Quantum Mechanics\u00a0by C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu, &amp; F. Laloe, published by Wiley &amp; Sons. 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