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Jul 08, 2025
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Hill Book
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PHY 224 - Quantum Waves3 Credits
Offered periodically
With the creation of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, physicists conceived of a new and unexpected kind of wave that is neither a Newtonian (c. 1700) mechanical wave nor a Maxwellian (c. 1860) electromagnetic wave. These mysterious DeBroglie-Schroedinger waves of probability are the essence of quantum mechanics. These waves determine the structure of atoms and molecules; i.e., they are the deepest foundation of both physics and chemistry. While the mathematics of these quantum waves is similar to the classical waves already studied in PHY 221 and MTH 261, the physical, chemical, and philosophical consequences are breathtakingly different.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): PHY 221 - Physics III and MTH 126 - Calculus II
Core Curriculum Attribute(s): Writing in the Disciplines
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