6.050J/2.110J - Spring 2004 Unit 10

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Mechanical Engineering

6.050J / 2.110J Information and Entropy Spring 2004

Unit 10: Physical Systems

Schedule

Lecture	Wednesday, Apr 14, 2004, 1:00 PM	Room 2-105
Recitation	Wednesday, Apr 21, 2004, 1:00 PM (no classes Monday, April 19)	Room 2-105
Problem Set	Posted Tuesday, Apr 13, 2004	Due Friday, Apr 23, 2004
Solutions	Posted Friday, Apr 23, 2004

Lecture Handouts

Students who for any reason did not receive these items can pick up a copy in Room 38-344. Most of this material is also available on the 6.050J/2.110J Web sitehttp://www-mtl.mit.edu/Courses/6.050.

Unit 10 Resources (this page)
Problem Set 10
6.050J / 2.110J Notes
- Physical Systems
Professor Wyatt's Recitation Notes

Reading Assignment

Physical Systems

Resources

Technical

There are many Web sites that discuss quantum mechanics. Naturally, some are better than others, and some assume a higher level of expertise on the part of visitors than others. Here are a few.

Introduction without math
FAQ about measurements in quantum mechanics
Links on interpretation of quantum mechanics
Description of quantum mechanics for the general public
List of references, including many books
Google directory on quantum mechanics

Historical

Joseph-Louis Lagrange biography
The pioneers of quantum mechanics
- Werner Heisenberg biography
- Erwin Schrödinger biography
- Niels Bohr biography
- Albert Einstein biography
- Paul Dirac biography
- Max Planck biography
- Louis de Broglie biography

Books

There are many excellent textbooks dealing with quantum mechanics at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level. Unfortunately there is little if anything in the way of good explanations at a simpler level. An excellent set of notes, by MIT faculty, for a graduate course, is P. L. Hagelstein, S. D. Senturia, and T. P. Orlando, "Introductory Applied Quantum and Statistical Physics," Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; 2000.

Help Wanted

6.050J/2.110J students: be the first to suggest a resource, for example a useful Web site or a good book or article, to add to the list above. If your suggestion is accepted by the 6.050J/2.110J staff, you will get a $5 ice-cream gift certificate. Send your suggestion by e-mail during Spring 2004 to 6.050-staff (at) mit.edu.