PHYSICS 115B
Quantum Mechanics
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisites: courses 115A, 131. Formal theory: commutator algebra, Hermitian operators, generalized uncertainty principle, Ehrenfast relations. Three-dimensional problems. Central potentials. Angular momentum. Hydrogen atom. Identical particles and Pauli exclusion principle. Electrons in an electromagnetic field. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2019 - very heavy workload with (about 10-15 hrs homework per week to expect) but the professor is very helpful who add extra office hours(3 hrs per week and he stay late until you asked all your problems too). He knows a lot intersting facts about physics career too internationally. and also he's a very funny professor who can always make hard lecture funny and make you more interested in the subject. TA constantly come to lecture to hack what's the process of the course so that the discussion is a perfect reinforcement of the lecture. the homework is challenging (usually 9 problems per week, 3 is DIY by professor) but also intriguing which really help you understand the material. The exam is too much though. I can't finish all my problems during the midterm. But in general, If you are here to persue knowledge (or plan to go to graduate school) take with him. the extra knowledge he provide will for sure benifit you for your further career. and the patentness of him are for sure will help you catch up with what you haven't learned but all the others knows. -- as long as you are willing to spend time on the subject. on the other hand, if you are looking for a easy A, then take with others, the course is fulfulling but definitly can not be described as easy.
Fall 2019 - very heavy workload with (about 10-15 hrs homework per week to expect) but the professor is very helpful who add extra office hours(3 hrs per week and he stay late until you asked all your problems too). He knows a lot intersting facts about physics career too internationally. and also he's a very funny professor who can always make hard lecture funny and make you more interested in the subject. TA constantly come to lecture to hack what's the process of the course so that the discussion is a perfect reinforcement of the lecture. the homework is challenging (usually 9 problems per week, 3 is DIY by professor) but also intriguing which really help you understand the material. The exam is too much though. I can't finish all my problems during the midterm. But in general, If you are here to persue knowledge (or plan to go to graduate school) take with him. the extra knowledge he provide will for sure benifit you for your further career. and the patentness of him are for sure will help you catch up with what you haven't learned but all the others knows. -- as long as you are willing to spend time on the subject. on the other hand, if you are looking for a easy A, then take with others, the course is fulfulling but definitly can not be described as easy.
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Fall 2025 - I don't care that I didn't get the best grade in this class as I felt like I learned the most out of any other core-series class. This class made me realize why I was studying physics. The content was very interesting, and Professor Hamilton explained it in an intuitive and interesting way. Some people criticize him for being a mundane lecturer, but I really liked how thorough his lectures were and how he approached explaining concepts from varying angles. One of my favorite classes and favorite professors in the department.
Fall 2025 - I don't care that I didn't get the best grade in this class as I felt like I learned the most out of any other core-series class. This class made me realize why I was studying physics. The content was very interesting, and Professor Hamilton explained it in an intuitive and interesting way. Some people criticize him for being a mundane lecturer, but I really liked how thorough his lectures were and how he approached explaining concepts from varying angles. One of my favorite classes and favorite professors in the department.
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