University Catalog 2014-2015

University of Colorado Boulder

PHYS-3220 (3) Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics 1

Introduces quantum mechanics with wave, operator, and matrix computational techniques. Investigates solutions for harmonic oscillator, potential well, and systems with angular momentum. Develops a quantitative description of one-electron atoms in lowest order. Prerequisites: Requires a prerequisite course of PHYS 3210 (minimum grade C-).