QUANTUM PHYSICS

Major

Physics

Quarter

Spring

Year

2023

Course Number

PHYS CS 36, Section 1

Enrollment Code

39537

Instructor(s)

Tengiz Bibilashvili

Date & Time

TR 3:00-4:50PM (LECTURE)

W 10:00-11:50AM (PROBLEM SESSION I)

W 1:00PM-2:50PM (PROBLEM SESSION II)

Location

GIRV 2123 (LECTURE)

GIRV 2112 (PROBLEM SESSION I)

Bldg 494, Room 164B (PROBLEM SESSION II)

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