Quantum Mechanics

PHYSICS 471

Origins of quantum theory, wave packets and uncertainty relations, Schroedinger's equation, eigenfunctions and eigenvalues, Schroedinger's equation in three dimensions, formalism of quantum mechanics, symmetry, spin and the periodic table, approximation methods for time independent problems, scattering, quantum statistics. Prerequisite: Physics 217, or permission of instructor.
Course Attributes: FA NSM; EN TU; EN SU; AR NSM; AS NSM; EN BME T2