PHYS 4115 — Quantum Mechanics
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath FQNUpath NDusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/WBostonTraditional
Focuses on observations of macroscopic and microscopic bodies. Covers the uncertainty principle and wave-particle duality; probability amplitudes; Schrödinger wave theory and one-dimensional problems, Schrödinger equation in three dimensions; and angular momentum and the hydrogen atom.
Prerequisites
- PHYS 2303 (min D-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 23 | 39 | 59% | 16.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 32 | 35 | 91% | 3.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 23 | 39 | 59% | 16.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 40 | 60 | 67% | 20.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 21 | 39 | 54% | 18.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 36 | 60 | 60% | 24.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 65% · T 23% · W 64% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: MW (52% of sections), T (23% of sections), M (13% of sections), W (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Yizhi You (34% of students) · reviews
- Hai-Ping Cheng (34% of students) · reviews
- Ning Bao (31% of students) · reviews
Spring
- James Halverson (63% of students) · reviews
- Gregory Fiete (37% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
PHYS 5113, PHYS 5114, PHYS 5125
Courses that list PHYS 4115 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (PHYS course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PHYS courses · Plan it at numap.app