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	Lectures
1	What is a Theory?
2	Quantum Theory of Spin 1/2
3	Spin States
4	The Spin Operators
5	An Alternate Third Postulate
6	Complete Set of Commuting Observables
7	Observables with Continuous and/or Unbounded Values
8	Momentum
9	Momentum Wave Functions
10	Gaussian State
11	Product Observables
12	The Hamiltonian and the Schrodinger Equation
13	Spin 1/2 in a Uniform Magnetic Field
14	Time-Energy Uncertainty Principle (Cont.)
15	Compatible/Incompatible Observations in the Heiseberg Picture
16	Ehrenfest's Theorem
17	Spectrum of the SHO Hamiltonian (Cont.)
18	Stationary States and Classical Mechanics
19	Charged Particle in an Electromagnetic Field
20	Gauge Transformations (Cont.)
21	Rotations in Three Dimensions
22	Rotations in Quantum Mechanics
23	Spin Precession as a Rotation
24	Angular Momentum Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
25	Position Representation of Angular Momentum Operators
26	Two Spin 1/2 Systems: Observables
27	Angular Momentum Addition
28	Spin Correlations and Quantum Weirdness: The EPR Argument
29	Spin Correlations and Quantum Weirdness
30	Bell's Theorem (Cont.)
31	Degenerate Perturbation Theory
32	Degenerate Perturbation Theory (Cont.)
33	Hyperfine Structure
34	Time-Dependent Perturbation Theroy (Cont.)
35	Fermi's Golden Rule
36	The Radiation Field
37	Electric Dipole Transitions

*NOTE: All lectures are in PDF format.

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