Recent recorded grades — Spring 2013: 3.21 GPA, 42.9% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2014: 3.47 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2017: 3.26 GPA, 56.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Introduction to quantum mechanics covering historical background, experimental basis, and key principles like the Schrödinger equation and Pauli principle.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Yang Bai
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Historical reviews of Thad Walker: Workload clarity depends on proficiency with Mathematica, which is required to understand the homework and exam expectations.
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Course map(PHYSICS 205, 241, 244, 249, or PHYSICS/E C E 235) and PHYSICS 311 and 322, or graduate/professional standing
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Yang Bai is the current instructor. Historical reviews for Thad Walker describe reasonable grading and clear assignments, though textbook consistency varied.
THAD G. WALKER is recorded teaching in Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
YANG BAI is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
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| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 41 / 45 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Thad Walker describe reasonable grading and clear assessments, though instruction diverged from the textbook and relied on brief weekly videos during the pandemic.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.12 GPA, 48.8% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.17 GPA, 58.3% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.84 GPA, 35.6% A/AB (n=45 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Thad Walker: Workload clarity depends on proficiency with Mathematica, which is required to understand the homework and exam expectations.
Historical reviews of Thad Walker: Students found the grading reasonable but noted that the instructor's methods differed significantly from the assigned textbook.
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About this comparison
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
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Sources & history
UW–Madison
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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