This course is to provide students some basic knowledge regarding to quantum physics.  It begins with experimental observations of “quantum phenomena” and followed by introduction of quantum mechanics.  The theory of atoms is then developed with emphasis on quantum-mechanical concepts.  Finally, the properties of chemical bonding are discussed and a brief introduction of band theory is given.

"Concepts of Modern Physics", 6th ed, Arthur Beiser, McGraw-Hill

1-1 What is light?

1-2 Black body radiation

1-3 Photoelectric effect

1-4 Compton effect

1-5 Photon and gravity

1-6 Pair production and pair annihilation

1-7 Wave-particle duality

1-8 Uncertainty principle

2-1 The nuclear atom

2-2 Classical electron orbital theory

2-3 Bohr atomic model

2-4 Atomic excitation

2-5 Laser

3-1 Wavefunction

3-2 Schrodinger’s equation and quantum mechanical operators

3-3 Particle in a box

3-4 Particle in a finite potential well

3-5 Tunnel effect

3-6 Quantum harmonic oscillator

4-1 Schrodinger equation for the hydrogen atom

4-2 Electron probability density

4-3 Radiative Transitions

4-4 Zeeman effect

4-5 Electron spin

5-1 Exclusion principle

5-2 Periodic Table and Atomic structure

5-3 Spin-orbit coupling

5-4 Atomic spectra

6-1 Chemical bonding

6-2 Hydrogen molecules

6-3 Complex molecules and hybrid orbital

6-4 Molecular spectra

6-5 Band theory