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PHYS 421

Quantum Mechanics

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB
Standard

Overview

Description

Wave-particle, duality, Schroedinger equation, probability density, particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, operators, eigenvalues, eigenfunctions.

Requirements

Prerequisites

PHYS 182PHYS 301
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 182; PHYS 301.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • set up and solve the Schrodinger equation in one dimension.
  • set up and calculate probabilities, expectations values and uncertainties.
  • present concise physical interpretations to mathematical solutions.
  • set up and solve simple quantum mechanical problems in three dimensions.
  • set up and solve problems involving identical particles.