The variational principle, time dependent perturbation theory, the adiabatic theorem. Topics from: WKB approximation, the Dirac equation, Berry's phase, Bell's inequality, quantum cryptography, quantum computation.

Prerequisites: Physics 115B with a minimum grade of C-.

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Chenhao Jin
8 reviews

Lecture

SH 1430
T R
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
51 / 50 Full

Sections

GIRV 2112
F
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
29 / 25 Full
GIRV 2115
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12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
0 / 0 Closed
SH 1609
F
13:00 PM - 13:50 PM
22 / 25
Fall 2024 . Xu C
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PHYS 115C Jin C Spring 2024 Total: 50
PHYS 115C Jin C Spring 2023 Total: 54
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PHYS115C . 1 Year, 11 Months Ago

Prof Jin's course is of standard difficulty, or at least in terms of one of the most difficult and fast-pace courses here. His lecture notes are always fantastic and help you learn quantum. He might give difficult finals but he'll do curves. Sometimes his wording (in HW, lecture) is confusing, but you'll find it inspiring after getting his meaning.

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PHYS115C . 2 Years Ago

Terrible professor. Told a whole class of physics majors that they arent trying hard enough rather than stopping to question the quality of his own teaching

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PHYS115C . 2 Years Ago

Worst physics professor at UCSB by FAR!!! Super condescending and passive aggressive. News flash Mr. Chenhao if everyone does bad on your exam maybe you need to do a better job teaching instead of blaming your students. The exams are calculation heavy and don't give any physics insight; too many problems for midterm. The lecture are below subpar.

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PHYS115C . 2 Years Ago

Everyone did bad on the midterm and he told everyone that they were not learning well enough.

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PHYS115C . 3 Years Ago

Hes an okay lecturer, at least his notes are typed and readable. His exams are rather difficult and be prepared to read a lot to prep for exams.

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PHYS115A . 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

His homework is difficult, but doable. They are all from the textbook's exercise or modified versions. The difficulty is not from the professor but quantum mechanics itself. There are unexpected questions in exam. You have to use your concepts creatively to solve it. You have to be good at math otherwise this course is a disaster.

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