1

1. (a) MAPLE Worksheet

(b) The eigenvalue for the energy of 1,2 and 2,1 is equal to 5
(c) MAPLE worksheet
(d) Yes
1
( 1,2 + 2,1 )
+(x,y) = 2

1
( 1,2 2,1)
-(x,y) = 2

Because the eigenvalues for both 1,2 and 2,1 are equal to 5. The eigenvalues for + and
5 h2
- are equal to 2 in units of 8 ma2

2. MAPLE Worksheet
3. (a), (b), (c) MAPLE worksheet
4. (a), (b), (c), (d) MAPLE worksheet
5. (a) MAPLE worksheet
(b) No, the average value of y is the same for each linear combination of the wave functions
6. (a) MAPLE worksheet

(b) =
1 2
2 a x
sin ( )+
a
1 2
3 a
sin (

2 x
a
)+
1 2
6 asin (
3 x
a
)

1 1 1
1+ + 3
= 2 3 2 6

1 1 1 1 1 1
<E> = 2 1 3 2 6 3
( + + ) ( 1+ + 3 )
2 3 2 6

1 1 1
E E+ E
<E> = 2 1 + 3 2 6 3

Probability of measuring E1 is 50.0%, E2 is 33.3% and E3 is 16.7%

 2

(c) Yes, =
1 2
4 a x
sin ( )+
a
1 2
2 a
sin (
2 x
a
)+

1
4 2
a
sin (
3 x
a
)

7. (a) Probability Density =

i i i i
1 E1 t 1 E2 t 1 E t 1 E2 t
(
1
1 e + 2 e )( 1 e + 2e ) dx
2 2 2 2

i i i i

( 1 1
)( 1 1
)
E t 1 E t 2 E1 t E2 t

= 2
1e + 2 e
2 2
1 e +
2
2e dx

1 2 1 2
+
2 1 2 2
=


E
( 2E 1)t
=

1 2 1 2
+
2 1 2 2

= e i +ei )


i i
ei = cos + isin therefore e + e = 2cos

1 2 1 2
+
2 1 2 2

E
2E 1)t
= (




 3

(b) n m dx= nm

Since
1=
2
a

sin x
a
2=
2
a
sin
2
a
x are both orthonormal then

i i
1 E1 t 1 E t2
( x , t )=( 1 e + 2 e ) is normalized
2 2

dx =1
(c) MAPLE worksheet
(d) MAPLE worksheet