Solving the Hydrogen Atom


After practicing with the particle-in-a-box problem, students solve the H atom symbolically using the derivatives feature in MathCad. The result is an expression for the energy levels of the hydrogen atom. Students will also prove that the radial part of the wavefunction is normalized and explore the concept of an orbital.
Contents
Solving the Hydrogen Atom   
(Interactive Simulation (1))
Keywords
Audiences
Upper-Division Undergraduate
Domains
Physical Chemistry
Elements
Hydrogen
Pedagogies
Computer-Based Learning
Topics
Mathematics / Symbolic Mathematics |
Quantum Chemistry