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Course Contents

• Introduction: importance, historic background, quantum mechanics vs classical mechanics, wave particle duality, uncertainty principle

• Schrödinger equation: wave function and interpretation, time dependent and time independent Schrödinger equation, eigen value problem

• Quantum mechanics of some simple systems: free particle, particle in a box, harmonic oscillator, one dimensional potential step and barrier

• Angular Momentum: rigid rotor, orbital and spin angular momentum

• Hydrogen and hydrogen like atoms

• Approximate methods: perturbation theory, variation method, some simple examples.

• Many electron atom: Pauli anti symmetry principle, Slater determinant, He atom, Li atom.