CHEM 7930 - Quantum Mechanics I

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Recommended prerequisite: CHEM 3890. Recommended corequisite: CHEM 7870 or equivalents, or permission of instructor.

N. Ananth.

A modern introduction to quantum mechanics (QM). Topics will include: the quantum state vector, the probabilistic interpretation of QM, the mathematical language of QM, angular momentum, QM in the continuum, solutions to the Schrödinger equation for simple 1D applications, the coulomb potential and the hydrogen-atom, independent particles, the variational approach, and time-independent perturbation theory.