PHY 400 - Introductory Quantum Mechanics

Institution:

CUNY Lehman College

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Description:

3 hours, 3 credits. Wave and particle nature of matter and radiation. The uncertainty principle. Operators and the Eigen-value equations; Schrodinger formulation; stationary states. Harmonic oscillator and potential barrier problems. Angular momentum. Central potential and the hydrogen atom. Perturbation theory of energy levels. Spin and statistics. PREREQ: PHY 301. PRE- or COREQ: Either MAT 229 or 323.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lehman.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 960-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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