PHYS 018. Quantum Mechanics

A half-semester introductory course in quantum mechanics. Topics include waves, photons, the Schrodinger equation, Dirac notation, one-dimensional potentials, quantized angular momentum, and central potentials. This course serves as a prerequisite for PHYS 113.
Prerequisite: PHYS 005, PHYS 017, and MATH 027
Corequisite: Multivariable calculus (MATH 033, MATH 034, or MATH 035)
Lab required.
0.5 credit.
Spring 2021. Brown.
Spring 2022. Staff.
Catalog chapter: Physics and Astronomy
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/physics-astronomy

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