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ENGPHYS 2QM3

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Undergraduate

Winter 2026 · Intro Quantm Mech · C01

Readings

  • Quantum Physics Ed: 1
    Townsend · 1 · Required
    ISBN 9781891389627
Winter 2026

Topics

  • Basic foundations of quantum mechanics
  • Wave-particle duality
  • Uncertainty principle
  • Hydrogen atom
  • Schrodinger Equation
  • Barriers and tunnelling
  • Probability
  • Spin
  • Quantum statistics
  • Selected applications

Readings

  • “Quantum Physics: A Fundamental Approach to Modern Physics”, by John Townsend, published by University Science Books, 2009. ISBN 10: 1891389629 ISBN 13: 978-1-891389-62-7 eISBN: 978-1-938787-51-5
    required
  • “Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers”, by Stephen Thornton & Andrew Rex, published by Thomson - Brooks/Cole, 4th Edition, 2013.
    4th Edition · recommended
  • “Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum”, Leonard Susskind and Art Friedman (Perseus Books 2014) and http://theoreticalminimum.com/courses "The Feynman Lectures on Physics, New Millennium Edition", Richard Feynman and Robert Leighton (Basic Books
    recommended
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