Homework 1 (due Jan 30, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 1 Problems): 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 also: please tell us: who was R. W. Wood and what was he known for? Homework 2 (due Feb 6, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 2 Problems): 5, 9, 11, 20, 22, 26 Homework 3 (due Feb 13, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 3 Problems): 5, 13, 18, 22, 28, 29 Homework 4 (due Feb 20, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 4 Problems): 13, 15, 16, 24, 25, 29, 32, 37, 40 Homework 5 (due Feb 27, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 5 Problems): 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 23 Homework 6 (due March 5, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 6 Problems): 1, 5 part a), 8, 10, AND solve the "step potential" problem in section 6-3 BUT for the case with: V(x) = V_0 (for x < 0) and V(x) = 0 for x>0. Be sure to obtain the wave functions for x<0 and for x>0. In your solution normalize the incident (ie incoming) wave function to unit probability density. Homework 7 (due March 26, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 6 Problems): 11, 12, 17 (assume one wavelength in the well), 20, 21, 27, 30, 31 Homework 8 (due April 2, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 7 Problems): 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 19 Homework 9 (due April 9, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 8 Problems): 3, 6, 10, 11, 14 + hint for problem 10: use L . S = |L| |S| cos(angle between L and S) Homework 10 (due April 16, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 9 Problems): 2, 3, 6, 9, 14, 15, 16 Homework 11 (due April 30, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 9 Problems): 19, 23 (part a-d only), 24, 25 (part a only), 27 Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 15 Problems): 4, 5, 11 Chapt 15 #4 hint: use optical diffraction model with first two diffraction zeros at: ka sin(theta) = 3.8317 and 7.0156 where k = 2 pi/lambda and a=radius of scattering disk Homework 12 (due May 7, 2008): Eisberg and Resnick (Chapter 15 Problems): 14, 15, 17, 19 (Chapter 16 Problems): 1, 6, 10, 33