2025-2026 Undergraduate General Catalog

PHYS 3680 Quantum Mechanics

This course will cover the general structure and formalism of quantum mechanics. Topics will include: Schrödinger's Equation and solutions for one-dimensional problems; Dirac notation and matrix mechanics; the harmonic oscillator; the hydrogen atom; angular momentum and spin; and approximation methods.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PHYS 3610 or CHEM 3410; PHYS 2600

Offered

Every other Fall, odd years

Notes

Previously: PHYS 373