This course deals with the foundations of quantum mechanics. The topics are:
Review of particles in scalar potentials
Bra-ket notation; R and P operators; matrix formulation of quantum mechanics
Postulates of quantum mechanics
Harmonic oscillator
Angular momentum
Spin
Addition of angular momentum
Time independent perturbation theory
Textbook: Quantum Mechanics, vol. 1 & 2 by C. Cohen-Tannoudji, B. Diu and F. Laloe (Not in print)
Class schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-4:50
This file created July 31, 2006; last updated on August 28, 2019.