Atomic and Quantum Physics
PHYSICS 449 covers advanced atomic physics, quantum mechanics applications, and quantum statistics.
Summary
Historical reviews of Thad Walker: The course was rated as difficult, with a difficulty score of 4 out of 5.
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Prerequisites
Course mapPHYSICS 448 or graduate/professional standing
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- PHYSICS 448
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Thad Walker: Thad Walker is described as a great instructor who clearly cares about students, with one reviewer crediting him for their decision to pursue graduate school in quantum mechanics. The reviewer notes that he trained the class well and considers students like surrogate children.
THAD G. WALKER is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
A historical review describes Thad Walker's course as the best ever, noting it inspired a student to pursue graduate school in quantum mechanics.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.30 GPA, 53.7% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 66.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.64 GPA, 79.3% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Thad Walker: The course was rated as difficult, with a difficulty score of 4 out of 5.
Historical reviews of Thad Walker: The instructor was praised for caring deeply about students and providing strong training in the field.
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