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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PHYS 55000 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Brief historical survey of the development of quantum mechanics; waves in classical physics; wavepackets; uncertainty principle; wave functions; operators; expectation values of dynamical observables; Schrodinger equation; application of Schrodinger equation to one-dimensional problems; the hydrogen atom; electron spin; periodic table; and selected topics in perturbation theory, scattering theory, and compounding of angular moments.

Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 34200 and at least one other junior-level course in each of mathematics and physics (or equivalent).

Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate