# CHEM 110A: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

- By: Delmar Larsen
- Publisher: University of California, Davis
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_California_Davis/UCD_Chem_110A%3A_Physical_Chemistry__I/UCD_Chem_110A%3A_Physical_Chemistry_I_(Larsen)/Text)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/chem-142929/pdf

This text focuses on introducing students to the postulates and general principles of quantum mechanics. Approximations based on variational method and time independent perturbation theory. Application to harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor, one-electron and many-electron atoms, and homo-and hetero-nuclear diatomic molecules.