Mathematics 24, Section 3
Quantum Mechanics with Matrices (1 unit, P/NP)
Professor Maciej Zworski
Tuesday 4:00-5:00, 736 Evans Hall, CCN: 54151

In this freshman seminar we will exploit the basis of mathematical quantum mechanics and linear algebra without assuming any prior knowledge of either. Although it sounds intimidating we will start with systems of linear equations with two unknowns and build simple models from that. By the end of the semester we will hopefully see some aspects of the classical/quantum correspondence. This should elucidate the fact that our macroscopic world is "classical" (that is the way it is) despite the fact that it is governed by mysterious quantum principles.

Maciej Zworski is a Professor of Mathematics at UC Berkeley. His research interests include partial differential equations and mathematical physics. For more information regarding Professor Zworski, visit his faculty web page at http://math.berkeley.edu/~zworski/.