| Course Description | Review of fundamental principles, Dirac notation, operators, eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, nonquantum models, multi-electron atoms, perturbation theory, selection rules, time dependent quantum mechanics, two-level atoms and lasers, Heisenberg equations, path integral approach, symmetry, rotation and angular momentum, tensor operators, Wigner-Eckart theorem, angular momentum recoupling, evaluation of matrix elements. Prerequisite: Physics 212 or equivalent. Instructor: Rinke |