PHYS 405
Fundamentals of Quantum Theory I
Fall 2026 Schedule

Week Date Slides Reading Assignment Homework Due
1 Aug 18 #01  
Aug 20 #02 Chapter 1.1-1.6
2 Aug 25 #03 Chapter 2.1-2.2 HW#01 - Chapter 1:1,3,4,8,11,18
Aug 27 #04 Chapter 2.3
3 Sep 01 #05 Chapter 2.4 HW#02 - Chapter 2:1,3,5,8,11,14
Sep 03 #06 Chapter 2.5
4 Sep 08 #07 Chapter 2.6 HW#03 - Chapter 2:15,17,19,20,44,49
Sep 10 #08 Chapter 3.1
5 Sep 15 #09 Chapter 3.2-3.4 HW#04 - Chapter 2:27,29,33,34,48,53
Sep 17  
6 Sep 22 Midterm Exam #1
Sep 24 #10 Chapter 3.5-3.6
7 Sep 29 #11 Chapter 4.1 HW#05 - Chapter 3:2,4,5,6,7,11
Oct 01 #12 Chapter 4.2
8 Oct 06 #13 Chapter 4.3 HW#06 - Chapter 3:16,18,26,27,33,38
Oct 08 #14 Chapter 4.4  
9 Oct 13 Fall Break - no class
Oct 15 #15   HW#07 - Chapter 4:1,2,5,7,9,10
10 Oct 20 #16    
Oct 22 #17   HW#08 - Chapter 4:12,15,16,18,19,46
11 Oct 27 #18    
Oct 29 #19   HW#09 - Chapter 4:23,26,30,34,52,64
12 Nov 03 #20    
Nov 05    
13 Nov 10 Midterm Exam #2
Nov 12 #21   HW#10 - Chapter 5:1,2,5,6,13,17
14 Nov 17 #22    
Nov 19 #23   HW#11 - Chapter 5:9,14,18,20,24,26
15 Nov 24 #24    
Nov 26 Thanksgiving Break - no class
16 Dec 01 #25   HW#12 - Chapter 6:3,8,12,17,27,36
Dec 03  
17 Dec ?? Final Exam - TBD
Dec 12   XTRA - Chapter 6:4,9,13,19,21,37