Courses:

Electromagnetic Theory:
Jackson. Classical Electrodynamics. Wiley, 1957.

Quantum Mechanics:
Merzbacher. Quantum Mechanics. Wiley, 1961.

Radiation Interactions:
Louisell. Quantum Statistical Properties of Radiation. Wiley, 1973.

Heitler. Quantum Theory of Radiation. Oxford: Dover, 1956.

Statistical Mechanics:
Kittel. Elementary Statistical Physics. Wiley, 1953.

1. An Overview of Classical Mechanics  (2 Days)
   
   The Lagrangian Formulation
   The Hamiltonian Formulation
   Variations on the Pendulum
   Coupled Oscillations 
   Poisson Brackets
   
   
2. The Transition to Quantum Mechanics (6 Days)
   
   Basic Dirac Formulation
   The State Vector: Kets, Bras, and Inner Products
   Operators
   Matrix Representations
   The Quantum Postulates
   Observables, Operators, and Measurement
   Probabilities and Expectation Values
   Classical Correspondence and the Role of Commutators
   Transformation to the Schrödinger Picture
   Representations in Position Space
   Momentum Space
   Angular Momentum and Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions
   Angular Momentum Operators and Commutator Relations
   Quantization of Angular Momentum
   Orbital Angular Momentum Eigenfunctions
   Stationary States for Particle in a Central Potential
   
   
3. Classical Treatment or Electromagnetic Fields and Radiation (3 Days)
   
   Electromagnetic Field Equations and Conservation Laws
   Conservation of Charge
   Conservation of Energy
   Conservation of Momentum
   Electromagnetic Potentials
   The Coulomb Gauge
   The Lorentz Gauge
   Field Due to a Changing Polarization
   Light Scattering from Dielectric Particles
   
   
4. Quantum Properties of the Field (1 Day)
   
   Canonical Formulation of a Pure Radiation Field
   Quantization of a Pure Radiation Field
   Coherent States of the Radiation Field
   
   
5. Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory, Transition Probabilities, and Scattering (2 Days)
    
   The Interaction Picture in Quantum Mechanics
   Perturbation Expansion of the Time-Evolution Operator
   Fermi's Golden Rule
   First-Order Transitions
   Extension to Scattering Problems
   Double-Differential Scattering Cross-Sections
   
   
6. The Density Operator and Its Role in Quantum Statistics (1 Day)
   
   Mixed States and the Density Operator
   Entropy and Information Content-Determining the Density Operator of a System
   Perturbation Expansion of the Density Operator
   
   
7. First-Order Radiation Processes (2 Days)
    
   Emission and Absorption of Photons by Atoms and Molecules
   Emission
   Absorption
   The Photoelectric Effect
   
   
8. Second-Order Processes and the Scattering of Photons (2 Days)
    
   Scattering of Electromagnetic Radiation by a Free Electron
   Classical Theory
   Quantum Theory
   Scattering of Photons by Atoms
   X-ray Scattering
   
   
9. Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (3 Days)
    
   Energy of a Nuclear Spin in an Applied Magnetic Field
   Quantum Mechanical Description of Motion of a Nuclear Spin in a Static Magnetic Field
   Nuclear Spins in Thermal Equilibrium Under a Static Magnetic Field
   Effect of Alternating Transverse Magnetic Field on Spin Dynamics
   The Bloch Equations - T1 and T2 Relaxations
   The Principle of Spin Echo
   
   
10. Dynamic Structure Factors (2 Days)
     
    Dynamic Structure Factors for Simple Fluid Systems
    The Self Dynamic Structure Factor
    The Full Dynamic Structure Factor
    Inelastic Neutron Scattering from a Harmonic Oscillator
    General Properties of the Dynamic Structure Factor