PHY2015S - Classical & Quantum Mechanics (mainstream physics 2nd year)
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2014-09-18
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University of Cape Town
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PHY2015S is the second-year second semester half course for science students in the MPSS programme. It is a mainstream physics course, and is also suitable for mathematicians, astronomers, chemists and computer scientists. CLASSICAL MECHANICS: Review of Newton’s laws, constraints, d’Aelmbert principle, Lagrangian formulation of mechanics, conservation laws, applications, central forces, planetary motion, small oscillations, normal co-ordinates. QUANTUM MECHANICS: The basic assumptions of quantum mechanics, solutions of Schrodinger's equation, properties of wave functions and operators, one-dimensional applications, angular momentum in quantum mechanics, three-dimensional applications, the hydrogen atom, approximate methods.
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Fearick, R., Govender, I. 2014-09-18. PHY2015S - Classical & Quantum Mechanics (mainstream physics 2nd year). HTML. PHY2015S. University of Cape Town.