| Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Other Requisite(s): | Admission: to the Physics honours program.
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| Syllabus: | Basic Concepts of Quantum Theory. Wave Mechanics in One Dimension. Scattering Theory. Polyelectronic Atoms. Molecular Structure. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have investigated some of the key topics of modern quantum mechanics, applied them to a range of problems using computer packages and developed skills in algebraic computing techniques to solve selectedproblems. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | Townsend, J., 1992, 'A Modern Approach to Quantum Mechanics', McGraw-Hil, New York. Study Guide for M430 Advanced topics in applied computational physics, Murdoch University. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 35%. Computing Laboratories 25%. Final Examination 40%. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
