PHY (0156) 428 - Quantum Mechanics

Credits: 4

Ideas leading to quantum mechanics; Schrodinger’s equation in time-independent and time-dependent forms. One- and three-dimensional solutions of bound-state eigen value problems; scattering states; barrier penetration; the hydrogen atom; perturbation theory. Quantum mechanical description of identical particles, symmetry principles, multi-electron systems.

When Offered: Fall

Prerequisite 1: PHY 211 Prerequisite 2: PHY 216 Prerequisite 3: MTH 244