QUANTUM PHYSICS

Major
Physics
Quarter
Spring
Year
2021
Course Number
PHYS CS 36, Section 1
Enrollment Code
39776
Instructor(s)
Date & Time
(LECTURE) TR 3:30PM - 4:45PM (Synchronous)
(PROBLEM SESSIONS) R 1:00PM - 2:50PM (Synchronous), or F 11:00AM - 12:50PM (Synchronous)
Location
On Line

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

John R. Taylor, Chris D. Zafiratos, Michael A. Dubson Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers University Science Books
Feynman, Leighton, Sands, Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol. III The New Millennium Edition: Quantum Mechanics Basic Books