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PHYS-4456: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Description: Experimental bases; postulates; conservation theorems and symmetry; one-dimensional and two-dimensional problems; angular momentum and problems in three dimensions; matrix mechanics and spin; applications to atomic and molecular physics; perturbation theory; scattering.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: PHYS-4455

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.19 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 48.52%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.98%

Ian Shoemaker202378.5%16.7%4.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.724
Patrick Huber202428.2%28.3%18.0%15.4%10.3%0.0%2.481
Uwe C Tauber20225.9%17.6%41.2%17.7%11.8%5.9%1.821

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Fall 2020Fall 2021Fall 2022Fall 2023Fall 2024Term050% W