Quantum mechanical description of angular momentum; Stern-Gehrlach experiment and electron spin; addition of angular momenta; full separation of variables treatment of the hydrogen atom Schrodinger equation; time independent non-degenerate and degenerate perturbation theory; fermions, antisymmetry, and the helium atom; time-dependent perturbation theory, Fermi golden rule, and radiative transitions.

Antirequisite(s): Physics 4251A/B.

Prerequisite(s): Physics 3200A/B.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours. May be offered in alternate years.