Computational Laboratory in Quantum Mechanics

(1.5 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course is designed to be taken as a computational laboratory in association with PHYS 40454 - Quantum Mechanics II. Students in the class will work on projects in which they will hone their computational skills in order to solve problems in quantum mechanics, including a variety of applications in modern physics. The course will focus on translating physical problems to the computer, improving programming skills, and developing proficiency in numerical techniques, with quantum mechanics as the theme for the problems. This course is not intended as a first introduction to computing; students will be required to have taken PHYS 20420 , or have permission from the instructor based on computer skills obtained in another setting.