# Quantum Physics I

- Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Department: Physics
- Taught by: Prof. Allan Adams, Prof. Matthew Evans, Prof. Barton Zwiebach
- Term: Spring 2013
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics
- Source: [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/pages/syllabus/)
- Readings: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/pages/readings/)
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This course covers the experimental basis of quantum physics. It introduces wave mechanics, Schrödinger’s equation in a single dimension, and Schrödinger’s equation in three dimensions.

It is the first course in the undergraduate Quantum Physics sequence, followed by 8.05 Quantum Physics II and 8.06 Quantum Physics III.

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1: Introduction to Superposition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/6549484f30ef), 1 h 17 min (Video)
2. [Lecture 2: Experimental Facts of Life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/7ce66dfdf5ac), 1 h 21 min (Video)
3. [Lecture 3: The Wave Function](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/eab72385ca67), 1 h 18 min (Video)
4. [Lecture 4: Expectations, Momentum, and Uncertainty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/677be1ed7ff0), 1 h 21 min (Video)
5. [Lecture 5: Operators and the Schrödinger Equation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/cd940c43a3bf), 1 h 24 min (Video)
6. [Lecture 6: Time Evolution and the Schrödinger Equation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/804feae847c0), 1 h 23 min (Video)
7. [Lecture 7: More on Energy Eigenstates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/466ffbed58ce), 1 h 16 min (Video)
8. [Lecture 8: Quantum Harmonic Oscillator](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/5250f7db8e84), 1 h 21 min (Video)
9. [Lecture 9: Operator Methods for the Harmonic Oscillator](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/dfe70fd24c00), 1 h 18 min (Video)
10. [Lecture 10: Clicker Bonanza and Dirac Notation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/5b1d2a66982f), 1 h 22 min (Video)
11. [Lecture 11: Dispersion of the Gaussian and the Finite Well](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/e9efec3d7ee3), 1 h 22 min (Video)
12. [Lecture 12: The Dirac Well and Scattering off the Finite Step](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/bb16fd7095f2), 1 h 24 min (Video)
13. [Lecture 13: More on Scattering](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/1ba6da452232), 1 h 23 min (Video)
14. [Lecture 14: Resonance and the S-Matrix](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/123b41c713a3), 1 h 24 min (Video)
15. [Lecture 15: Eigenstates of the Angular Momentum Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/0aef61c5f22b), 1 h 25 min (Video)
16. [Lecture 16: Eigenstates of the Angular Momentum Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/3e62301c7702), 1 h 21 min (Video)
17. [Lecture 17: More on Central Potentials](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/86ed2434b6ad), 1 h 21 min (Video)
18. [Lecture 18: "Hydrogen" and its Discontents](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/7773567b0b6a), 1 h 21 min (Video)
19. [Lecture 19: Identical Particles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/d2d5c97f28ed), 1 h 23 min (Video)
20. [Lecture 20: Periodic Lattices Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/1ae098b97dd6), 1 h 25 min (Video)
21. [Lecture 21: Periodic Lattices Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/b7a939c3ed46), 1 h 23 min (Video)
22. [Lecture 22: Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/1d514a729181), 1 h 27 min (Video)
23. [Lecture 23: More on Spin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/2a4f96952f04), 1 h 23 min (Video)
24. [Lecture 24: Entanglement: QComputing, EPR, and Bell's Theorem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/ee5f7d26c0b3), 1 h 23 min (Video)