FIZ 519 - Quantum Mechanics I

Course Objectives

1. To compare the classical mechanics and the quantum theory
2. To introduce the postulates of the quantum mechanics and by using the postulates to formulate and solve a variety of quantum mechanical problems.
3. To focus on the key concepts, and attention to important experimental and theoretical developments in the quantum mechanics.

Course Description

Review of Classical Mechanics, Particles and Waves in Classical Physics, Postulates of Quantum Mechanics, One Dimensional Quantum Problems, The Harmonic Oscillator, The Path Integral Formulation of Quantum Theory, The Heisenberg Uncertainty Relation, Systems with N Degrees of Freedom, Symmetries in Quantum Mechanics, Rotational Invariance and Angular Momentum, The Hydrogen Atom