Course ID
027043
Course Description
Introduction to quantum mechanics. Covers theoretical foundations of quantum mechanics (state kets, operators, complex vector spaces, measurement theory, wavefunctions); position, momentum, and linear translations; time evolution and quantum dynamics; decoherence of wave packets; harmonic oscillators; quantum mechanics and classical electromagnetism; path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics; theory of rotations and angular momentum; Wigner-Eckart theorem.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Graduate
Course Requisites
PHYS 475; PHYS 476 recommended but not required.
May be convened with
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No