QUANTUM PHYSICS

Major

Physics

Quarter

Spring

Year

2018

Course Number

PHYSICS CS 36, Section 1

Enrollment Code

39859

Instructor(s)

Sathya Guruswamy

Date & Time

Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30pm to 4:50pm (Lecture); Thursdays 10:00am to 11:50am (Problem Session I); 1:00pm to 2:50pm (Problem Session II)

Location

Bldg. 387, Room 103 (Lecture); HSSB 2201 (Problem Sessions)

Course Description

Wave-particle duality. Photons. Matter waves. The uncertainty principle. The Schroedinger equation. Potential wells and barriers. The quantized simple harmonic oscillator. The hydrogen atom.

Prerequisites: Physics CS 34 and 35 or equivalent

Required Text

Ohanian, Modern Physics, 2nd edition Benjamin Cummings
Feynman, Leighton, Sands Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol.III The New Millennium Edition: Quantum Mechanics Basic Books