Lecture Notes

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Atomic and Molecular Structure (CCB 421/521), Spring, 2023

1. Course syllabus.

2. In Spring of 2022, the first three lectures of the semester were on-line, and so we have recordings available. The content of these introductory lectures is very similar to what I will present this semester. You may wish to view these, but it is certainly not required.
   Lecture 1: The Schrodinger equation. See also the slides in PDF format.

3. Here is the second lecture from Spring, 2022:
   Lecture 2: Quantum operator algebra. See also the slides in PDF format.

4. Homework #1: Problems 1-23, 2-25, 2-33, 2-34 and 3-11 in EQC. Due in class on Monday, Feb. 6.

5. Here is the third lecture from Spring, 2022:
   Lecture 3: Some simple systems. See also the slides in PDF format.

6. Homework #2. Assignment is here. Due in class on Monday., Feb. 13.
   (Click "next" to see lecture notes from previous semesters)