Course Number: Phys 4800
Course Name: Quantum Mechanics I
Credits: 3 Cr
Instructor: Michael Tringides (mctringi@iastate.edu)
PreReq: Credit in MATH 3850 and PHYS 3210
Associated courses: Phys 4810
Course Description
First part of a two-semester sequence (PHYS 4800/4810). Provides a systematic development of the formalism and applications of quantum mechanics. Solutions to the time independent Schrodinger equation for various one-dimensional potentials including the harmonic oscillator; operator methods; Heisenberg picture; angular momentum; the hydrogen atom; spin; symmetry properties. Offered in the Fall semester.