PHYS 4800: Quantum Mechanics I
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: MATH 3850, PHYS 3210
First semester of a full-year course. A systematic development of the formalism and applications of quantum mechanics. Solutions to the time independent Schrodinger equation for various one-dimensional potentials including the harmonic oscillator; operator methods; Heisenberg picture; angular momentum; the hydrogen atom; spin; symmetry properties.
(Typically Offered: Fall)