Course Number: Phys 5910 and Phys 5920
Course Name: Quantum Physics I and II
Credits: Both 4 Cr
Instructor: Rebecca Flint flint@iastate.edu
PreReq Phys 5910: Graduate standing or instructor permission Phys 5920: Credit in Phys 5910
Course Descriptions
Two-semester sequence that covers the fundamentals of Quantum Physics I and II. Topics covered include:
Phys 5910 (Quantum Physics I - Fall)
- The postulates of quantum mechanics
- Time-dependent and time-independent Schrodinger equations for one-,two-, and three-dimensional systems
- Theory of angular momentum
- Rayleigh-Schrodinger time-independent perturbation theory
Phys 5920 (Quantum Physics II - Spring)
- Variational theorem and WKB method
- Time-dependent perturbation theory and 2nd quantization of the EM field in Coulomb gauge
- Method of partial waves and Born approximation for scattering by central potentials
- Identical particles and symmetry
- Dirac and Klein-Gordon equation for free particles
- Path integral formalism