PHYS 486 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Course Description

An introduction to nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. The Schrodinger equation and its properties; single particle solutions in one dimension, including the simple harmonic oscillator; operators, completeness, and the Hilbert space of solutions; angular momentum and the hydrogen atom; time permitting, identical particles.
4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 214 and PHYS 435 or ECE 329.

Textbook (required)

D. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Third Edition

Supplemental Texts:

These are other introductory quantum physics textbooks that provide an alternative point of view to Griffiths:

Gasiorowicz, Quantum Physics

Bransden and Joachaim, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Cohen and Tannoudji, Quantum Mechanics
R. Shankar, Principles of Quantum Mechanics, 2^nd Edition