Operators, eignevalues, eigenfunctions, and postulates of QM
Posted by richardm on 9th February 2009
We finished discussing the last bit of foundation before moving onto the hydrogen atom on Wednesday.
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Practice, practice
Posted by richardm on 6th February 2009
After reviewing the 3-D PIB we tackled some practice problems involving PIB, probability, and averages.
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Probability, averages, and degeneracy
Posted by richardm on 4th February 2009
We took a closer look at probability and its relationship to average quantities. We then expanded our 1-D PIB model to 3-D and encountered degeneracy for the first time.
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Particle in a box and applications to conjugated molecules
Posted by richardm on 2nd February 2009
We finished up our discussion of the particle in a 1-D box by finding the allowed energies and wavefuntions. We then applied this model to understanding conjugated molecules.
Summary - Slides - PIB Handout - Homework #3
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