Faculty Name

Jerry Artz

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

PHYS

Course Subject

PHYS

Course Number

5950

Course Section

01

Course Title

Advanced Quantum Mechanics

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2016

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

PHYS

Course Description

Goals: To introduce quantum mechanics as the language of modern physics with application to some typical problems. Content: Schrodinger's equation, probability and statistics, wave functions, operators, square well and other potentials, harmonic oscillator, scattering, function spaces, uncertainty principle, hydrogen atom, angular momentum, perturbation theory, and extensive use of advanced mathematical symbolism. Taught: Alternate years. Prerequisite: PHYS 3540 and MATH 3720. Credits: 4 credits

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