PHYS 31100 - Quantum Physics I

Prerequisite(s): MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

Credit Hours: 3.00. This course discusses the limits of classical physics and the development of quantum physics. Topics will include: Planck’s quantization hypothesis, the photoelectric effect, the wave theory of matter, the Uncertainty Principle, Bohr’s atomic model, the Schroedinger equation, wave functions, the Hydrogen atom, operator methods, and the quantized simple harmoics osciallator. Typically offered Fall.

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