Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Quantum Mechanics for Engineers from the University of Colorado Boulder

Essential quantum mechanics adapted for engineering. Buying a solid foundation for advanced electrical, mechanical, and quantum engineering.

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת במכניקת הקוואנטים עבור מהנדסים של אוניברסיטת קולורדו בולדר

Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Differential equations
  • Differential and integral calculus
  • Linear algebra

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Electrical Engineer
  • Quantum engineer
  • Researcher in the field of quantum mechanics
  • Quantum algorithm developer
  • Quantum Systems Engineer
  • Expert in quantum theory
  • Quantum Materials Engineer
  • Quantum data analyzer
  • Quantum Mechanics Teacher

Internship – 3-part course series

This specialization is designed for engineers who are interested in acquiring a basic understanding of quantum mechanics, which is the foundation of modern electrical, mechanical, and quantum engineering. Over the course of 3 courses, you will learn:

  • Basic concepts such as superposition and entanglement of quantum states
  • Measurement in quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle
  • Mathematical tools required to describe and manipulate quantum states
  • Advanced theory of angular momentum
  • Approximation methods intended for use in many fields

Hands-on Learning Project

You will complete homework quizzes throughout the course to practice and test your knowledge. Additionally, each course includes at least one peer review assignment that requires you to delve deeper into the material. There are no project-based assignments in this specialization.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics

  • Course 1
  • 26 hours
  • 4.4 (72 ratings)

Course Details

  • What you’ll learn
    • Understand the quantum meaning of particle-wave duality
    • Calculate probabilities and expectation values ​​for physical observations
    • Use both, Schrödinger’s picture and Heisenberg’s picture, to solve the time evolution of quantum states
    • Describe fermions and bosons using multi-particle basis functions

Skills you will gain

  • Category: Differential equations
  • Category: Quantum Measurement
  • Category: Linear Algebra
  • Category: Angular momentum theory

Course 2

  • 12 hours
  • 4.0 (16 ratings)

Course Details

  • What you’ll learn
    • State the quantum states of the electron in a hydrogen atom.
    • Describe spin states quantumly
    • Solve eigenvalue equations of angular momentum operators
    • Add general angular moments

Skills you will gain

  • Category: Quantum mechanics
  • Category: Angular Momentum
  • Category: Hydrogen atom

Approximation methods

  • Course 3
  • 14 hours

Course Details

  • What you’ll learn
    • Distinguish between non-frequency and frequency cases and use appropriate methods
    • Perform calculations using the theory of time-independent perturbation
    • Describe the processes of absorption and release of stimulants
    • Obtain approximate solutions using the method of variation

Skills you will gain

  • Category: Energy
  • Category: Energy Level
  • Category: Quantum mechanics
  • Category: Theory of Disruption

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