James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2001

PH5013:03

Quantum Mechanics

Townsville

Prerequisites: PH3002

25 lectures, 9 tutorials. First semester.

Available to level 4 honours and postgraduate diploma students.

Staff: Assoc. Professor I Whittingham.

Dirac formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics, second quantisation with application to photons, relativistic quantum mechanics.

Learning Objectives:

  1. to understand advanced theoretical concepts of quantum mechanics and to be able to solve problems related to these concepts.

Assessment by a three-hour examination (80%); on-course tutorial assignments (20%).