MATRL 200Q
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics for Materials
A primer course on quantum mechanics for materials incoming graduate students who have had limited exposure to the subject. Topics include: The Schrodinger equation, wave functions, observables and operators; solutions to a particle in a box, harmonic oscillator and a free particle; the formalism of quantum mechanics, dirac notation; angular momentum, solutions to the hydrogen atom; spin and two state systems; perturbation theory, composite systems, entanglement, Pauli exclusion principle.
Topics
- The Schrodinger equation
- wave functions
- observables and operators
- solutions to a particle in a box
- harmonic oscillator and a free particle
- the formalism of quantum mechanics
- dirac notation
- angular momentum
- solutions to the hydrogen atom
- spin and two state systems
- perturbation theory
- composite systems
- entanglement
- Pauli exclusion principle
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027