PHYS 422 - Applications: Quantum Mechanics

(3 units)

Applications to atomic and nuclear structure. Systems of several particles, angular momentum, approximation methods, scattering, transition probabilities.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 421.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. set up and solve the Schrodinger equation in one dimension.
2. set up and calculate probabilities, expectations values and uncertainties.
3. present concise physical interpretations to mathematical solutions.
4. set up and solve simple quantum mechanical problems in three dimensions.
5. set up and solve problems involving identical particles.

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