Department of Physics, University of
Utah
Course Number: Physics 5450 (4)
Course Title: Quantum Mechanics
- REPRESENTATIVE TEXTBOOK
- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Griffiths (Prentice-Hall).
- COURSE DESCRIPTION
- The quantum mechanics course is designed to give the student working knowledge of
quantum mechanics. The theoretical underpinning are broad enough and deep enough to support
later developments, while th applications are quite concrete and practical. In particular, the
examples are chosen to demonstrate the wide applicability of the ideas of quantum mechanics,
while at the same time informally presenting the important approximation techniques needed to
make use of quantum mechanics.
- PRE-REQUISITES
- PHYCS 4420 & 3740, MATH 3150 & 3160
- OTHER COMMENTS
- None
- MANDATORY TOPICS (approximately 2 weeks each)
- Topic 1:
- The Wave Function and the Schr6dinger Equation
- Topic 2:
- The Time-independent Schr6dinger Equation
- Topic 3:
- Formalism
- Topic 4:
- Angular Momentum
- Topic 5:
- Time-independent Perturbation Theory
- Topic 6:
- Time-dependent Perturbation Theory
- Topic 7:
- Scattering
- Links to exisiting web page for this course:
- Currently does not exist.
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Prepared by Bill Sutherland (3/4/99)