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PHYS550: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Fall, Class 3, cr. 3
Prerequisites:
PHYS 342 or PHYS 344, PHYS 310 or PHYS 410. Not available for students with credit in PHYS 360 or 460.
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Description:
Brief historical survey of the development of quantum mechanics; waves in classical physics,
wave-packets, uncertainty principle, wave functions, operators, expectation values of dynamical
observables; Schroedinger equation with application to one-dimensional problems, the hydrogen
atom, electrons pin, periodic table; selected topics in perturbation theory, scattering theory, and
compounding of angular momenta. Designed for students needing quantum mechanics
background for specialty courses such as PHYS 556, PHYS 560, and PHYS 564.
Instructor(s):
ROKHINSON, LEONID
Email:
leonid@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2023
| Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Quantum Mechanics | David J. Griffiths,Darrell F. Schroeter | 9781107189638 | Cambridge University Press | Required |
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