PHY 4210 Quantum Mechanics I

3 Hours

Prerequisites: MTH 1220 and one of the following paths: 1) PHY 1120 , 2) PHY 2010 and PHY 2250 , or 3) PHY 1620 or permission of the instructor.

This course examines the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics including the wave properties of particles, superposition, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, the Schrodinger equation, eigenfunctions and eigenvalues, identical particles, and operators. Applications are made to the harmonic oscillator and the hydrogen atom.