2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 06, 2024  
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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PHY 575 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

(S-C) The study of the physical laws underlying microscopic systems. Topics include the wavelike properties of matter, the motion of wave packets, Schrödinger’s equation, the solution of Schrödinger’s equation in one and three dimensions, operators, expectation values, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, the quantum harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom and approximation methods. Prerequisite: MAT 430 and PHY 420. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)

Frequency code S = offered in spring; C = offered at least once every two years
Additional frequency code descriptions can be found in the Terminology Guide.



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