Instructor: Dr. Martin Jarrio
EMail: martin.jarrio [at] physics.gatech.edu
Office: Howey W-107
Office Hours: MWF 11:00 - 12:00 or by appointment
Phone: (404) 894-5214

Informal attendance records will be maintained throughout the term. These records will be considered when evaluating borderline scores.

Exam Two with solutions
Ignore the point values listed on the test itself.
Actual point awards for each problem were made as follows: your two best problems were graded on a 25-point scale, your third-best problem on a 20-point scale, and your two worst problems on a 15-point scale.

Exam Three with solutions
No overall adjustments were made to test scores, but partial credit was awarded as generously as possible if you had the right idea but just got messed up in the "smaller computational details".

The policy on academic integrity as stated in the GIT Honor Code will be fully enforced. For the purposes of this course, please keep in mind the following guidelines:

Collaboration:
Students are allowed a limited degree of peer collaboration on the assigned homework. In a nutshell: it is OK to discuss aspects of a problem in order to understand the physics that is involved; it is not OK to work problems together "start to finish", or to (gasp!) copy someone's work. In the end, the solution that you write up and submit should be an individual effort, reflecting what you have learned about the problem.

Use of 'Word':
Use of solution manuals or 'word' from prior terms to complete the homework is strongly discouraged. If you find yourself truly stumped on a problem, come see me; I will be happy to provide what insight I can into the principles and/or techniques that are involved.

Remember: quantum mechanics can be very non-intuitive. The goal of the homework is to help you develop the technical skills that make quantum mechanics "comprehensible". In this field, understanding only comes with experience, and you won't get that by looking at someone else's work. So, if you cut corners on the homework (by abusing the collaboration or word policies), you are likely to find yourself "in over your head" on the tests.