Quantum Mechanics

Prof. Leonard Susskind, Stanford University

Quantum theory governs the universe at its most basic level. In the first half of the 20th century physics was turned on its head by the radical discoveries of Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schroedinger. An entire new logical and mathematical foundation---quantum mechanics---eventually replaced classical physics. We will explore the quantum world, including the particle theory of light, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, and the Schrödinger Equation.

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Topics covered

Vector Spaces, Schrödinger's Equation, Quantum Entanglement, Fourier Series, Uncertainty Principle

Course level

Graduate

Course material

10 lecture videos

1	Introduction to quantum mechanics	Watch lecture
2	The basic logic of quantum mechanics	Watch lecture
3	Vector spaces and operators	Watch lecture
4	Time evolution of a quantum system	Watch lecture
5	Uncertainty, unitary evolution, and the Schrödinger equation	Watch lecture
6	Entanglement	Watch lecture
7	Entanglement and the nature of reality	Watch lecture
8	Particles moving in one dimension and their operators	Watch lecture
9	Fourier analysis applied to quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle	Watch lecture
10	The uncertainty principle and classical analogs	Watch lecture

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