Quantum Mechanics for Materials Scientists

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Provides a background in quantum mechanics for graduate materials scientists or engineers with little or no quantum mechanics background; topics include origins of quantum theory, interpretation, Schroedinger equation and its applications, operator mechanics, approximation methods, angular momentum, the hydrogen atom, and quantum statistics. Prerequisites: MATH 601 , MATH 311 or approval of instructor; graduate classification.