Quantum Mechanics

Matter Waves

  1. Introduction to QM
  2. Waves and Modes
  3. Blackbody Radiation
  4. Bragg's Law
  5. X-Ray Diffraction Techniques
  6. Operators and Commutators
  7. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
  8. Meaning of Quantum Wave Function
  9. Time Independent Schrödinger
  10. Mass, Momentum and Energy
  11. Perturbation Theory
  12. Quantum Scattering
Problems

Symmetry and Bound States

  1. Complex Waves
  2. Symmetry and Quantum Mechanics
  3. Confined Matter Waves
Problems

Measuring the Very Small

  1. Continuous Matter or Atoms?
  2. The Ring Around the Moon
  3. The Geiger-Marsden Experiment
  4. Cosmic Rays and Accelerator Experiments
  5. Commentary
Problems

Atoms

  1. Fermions and Boson
  2. The Hydrogen Atom
  3. The Periodic Table of the Elements
  4. Atomic Spectra
Problems

The Standard Model

  1. Quarks and Leptons
  2. Quantum Chromodynamics
  3. The Electroweak Theory
  4. Grand Unification?
Problems

Further Reading and Resources

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