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PHYS 233 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Introduction to quantization, wave-particle duality and the uncertainty principle The Schroedinger equation and solvable examples. Topics will include stationary states of particle-in-a-box, harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom. Quantization of angular momentum and spin. Introduction to approximation methods including time-independent perturbation theory. Modern applications of quantum mechanics.
Prerequisites
One of PHYS112, PHYS122, PHYS125, ECE106; One of MATH118, MATH119, MATH128, MATH138, MATH148.
Corequisites
One of MATH211, MATH213, MATH228, AMATH250, AMATH251 ECE205.
Antirequisites
CHEM356, NE232, PHYS234, ECE405
Offerings
Winter 2026 [1261]
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| LEC 001 | 7283 | 0 / 50 |
Winter 2025 [1251]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 8542 | 22 / 50 | 11:30 - 12:50 | M,W |
Winter 2024 [1241]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 7349 | 11 / 50 | 08:30 - 09:50 | T,Th |
Winter 2023 [1231]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 7475 | 16 / 50 | 08:30 - 09:50 | M,W | EV3 4408 | Robert Hill |
Winter 2022 [1221]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 7369 | 17 / 50 | 13:00 - 14:20 | T,Th | MC 4063 | Robert Hill |
Winter 2021 [1211]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 041 | 7400 | 16 / 50 | Robert Hill | |||
| TUT 141 | 7428 | 16 / 50 | Robert Hill |
Winter 2020 [1201]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 7287 | 38 / 50 | 16:00 - 17:20 | M,W | MC 1056 | Robert Hill |
| TUT 101 | 8507 | 38 / 50 | 12:30 - 13:20 | F | RCH 204 | Robert Hill |
Winter 2019 [1191]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 8090 | 23 / 175 | 10:00 - 11:20 | T,Th | MC 2065 | Robert W. Hill |
Winter 2018 [1181]
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| LEC 001 | 7057 | 0 / 40 |
Winter 2017 [1171]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 6731 | 23 / 40 | 11:30 - 12:50 | M,W | PHY 150 | Kyung Soo Choi |
| TUT 101 | 6739 | 23 / 40 | 12:30 - 13:20 | F | QNC 1506 | Kyung Soo Choi |
Spring 2016 [1165]
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| LEC 001 | 4917 | 0 / 40 | ||||
| TUT 101 | 4918 | 0 / 40 |
Winter 2016 [1161]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 7259 | 19 / 40 | 08:30 - 09:50 | T,Th | QNC 1507 | Eduardo Martin-Martinez |
| TUT 101 | 7271 | 19 / 40 | 16:30 - 17:20 | F | RCH 205 | Eduardo Martin-Martinez |
Winter 2015 [1151]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| LEC 001 | 7088 | 6 / 40 | 11:30 - 12:50 | T,Th | MC 2034 | Robert W. Hill |
| TUT 101 | 7108 | 6 / 40 | 16:30 - 17:20 | F | RCH 309 | Robert W. Hill |
Winter 2014 [1141]
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 7832 | 10 / 40 | 11:30 - 12:50 | T,Th | MC 2065 | Robert W. Hill |
| TUT 101 | 8076 | 10 / 40 | 13:00 - 14:20 | F | RCH 206 |
UW Flow Ratings
Liked: 100.00%
Easy: 35.00%
Useful: 50.00 %
PHYS 233 leads to
PHYS 359 - Statistical Mechanics
PHYS 396 - Biophysics of Imaging
ECE 405A - Quantum Information Processing Devices
ECE 405B - Fundamentals of Experimental Quantum Information
ECE 405C - Programming of Quantum Computing Algorithms