Badawy Abu-Ibrahim

After completing this course you should (1) have a working knowledge of the foundations, techniques and key results of quantum mechanics; (2) be able to understand basic quantum mechanical applications; (3) be able to competently explain/teach these topics to others; (4) be able to teach yourself any other related quantum mechanics material as you need it. The course includes: Schrödinger's equation, wave functions, wave packets, probability amplitudes, stationary states, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Dirac notation, vector spaces. Solutions to Schrödinger's equation in one dimension: transmission and reflection at a barrier, barrier penetration, potential wells, the simple harmonic oscillator.