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MSE 543 - Quantum Mechanics for Engineers

3 Credit Hours
Covers fundamentals of quantum mechanics using an approach suitable for engineering undergraduates and beginning graduate students. Topics will include mathematical preliminaries, Dirac notation, two-state systems, the Bloch sphere, the Schrödinger wave equation, operators and time evolution, the square well, the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, angular momentum, and approximation methods.
Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both MSE 443 and MSE 543.
Recommended Background: Calculus, linear algebra, and physics taught at the level of Engineering Fundamentals.



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