PHY356H1
Quantum Mechanics I
Official description
The general structure of wave mechanics; eigenfunctions and eigenvalues; operators; orbital angular momentum; spherical harmonics; central potential; separation of variables, hydrogen atom; Dirac notation; operator methods; harmonic oscillator and spin.
More info about the delivery method:
All lectures will be prerecorded and posted on Quercus on a weekly basis. (Do not come to MP103.)
A weekly, live, online, Q&A session will be held for students who have questions about the week's lecture material on Thursdays at 10 AM.
Tutorials (W12/W2), to discuss homework, will be online and live-streamed.
- Prerequisite
- MAT223H1/240H1, PHY250H1, PHY256H1/(CHM222H1, CHM223H1)/CHM225Y1, (PHY256H1 recommended)
- Co-requisite
- MAT244H1/MAT267H1
- Exclusion
- CHM326H1, PHY355H1
- Recommended preparation
- n.a.
- Textbook
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Quantum Mechanics 2nd edition by Claude Cohen-Tannoudji et. al. Wiley VCH 2020 eBook is available on Campus eBook store if desired: https://www.campusebookstore.com/integration/AccessCodes/default.aspx?bookseller_id=96&Course=STG+PHY+356H+QUANTUM+MECHANICS+V1+eBOOK&t=permalink - Breadth requirement
- BR=5
- Distribution requirement
- DR=SCI
- course title
- PHY356H1
- session
- fall
- year of study
- 3rd year
- time and location
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24L: MR10, Delivery method: asynchronous 12T: W12/W2, Delivery method: synchronous FLIPPED CLASSROOM MODEL with Lectures Online-asynchronous (prerecorded), while Tutorials would be Online-synchronous (live stream) This course will be delivered online only. All lectures will be prerecorded and posted on Quercus on a weekly basis. One of the two assigned lecture times (Thursdays at 10AM) will be used for a weekly, live, online, Q&A session, for students who have questions about that week's lecture material. The Monday lecture period will not be used.
- Course URL
- https://piazza.com/utoro…
- instructor
