PHYS-UA 123 - Quantum Mechanics I

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

Introduction to the experimental basis and formal mathematical structure of quantum mechanics. Topics include foundational experiments, waveparticle duality, wave functions, the uncertainty principle, the time-independent Schrödinger equation and its applications to one-dimensional problems and the hydrogen atom, angular momentum, and spin; Hilbert Space, operators, and Department of Physics observables; time-independent perturbation theory; atomic spectra.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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