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Sep 27, 2024
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2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Catalog]
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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. Notes If you are majoring in this discipline, you may want to consider the Science and Engineering Research Semester. See information under Arts and Sciences (Part 3). Dual Level Course Undergraduate-Graduate
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