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Ph 125 abc
Quantum Mechanics
9 units (4-0-5)  | first, second, third terms
Prerequisites: Ma 2 ab, Ph 12 abc or Ph 2 ab, or equivalents.

A one-year course in quantum mechanics and its applications, for students who have completed Ph 12 or Ph 2. Wave mechanics in 3-D, scattering theory, Hilbert spaces, matrix mechanics, angular momentum, symmetries, spin-1/2 systems, approximation methods, identical particles, and selected topics in atomic, solid-state, nuclear, and particle physics.

Instructors: Porter, Cheung