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| Chemistry 374a Introduction to Quantum Mechanics |
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Development of the basics of quantum mechanics, including the postulates, operators, eigenfunctions, eigenvalues, stationary states, and the theory of angular momentum. Applications to quantum-mechanical tunneling, the harmonic oscillator, the rigid rotator and the hydrogen atom, with further applications to spectroscopy and molecular orbitals. |
| Antirequisite: Physics 351a. |
| Pre- or corequisite: Applied Mathematics 290a or the former Applied Mathematics 281a. |
| 3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, half course. |
| This course is restricted to students in any Honors Chemistry Program. |
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