Quantum Mechanics Courses and Certifications

Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Computation

11 reviews

A simple conceptual introduction to quantum mechanics and quantum computation.

• edX
• 26 weeks, 5-12 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Discovery of the Higgs Boson

7 reviews

Should we be excited about the Higgs boson? Find out more about particle physics and understanding the universe.

• FutureLearn
• 7 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Einstein Revolution

12 ratings at edX

Traces Albert Einstein’s engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology.

• edX
• 14 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Quantum World

2 reviews

Learn the core of quantum mechanics, and program simulations in Python to apply quantum theory to chemistry.

• edX
• 26 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers 2

Explore advanced quantum mechanics concepts like spin, identical particles, and quantum information. Gain practical knowledge for modern scientific and technological applications.

• Stanford OpenEdx
• 8 weeks
• Finished
• Free Online Course

Physical Chemistry

3 reviews

This course is an introduction to quantum mechanics for use by chemists. Emphasis is on creating and building confidence in the use of intuitive pictures.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 31 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Imagining Other Earths

391 ratings at Coursera

Explore astronomy, biology, and planetary science to speculate about extraterrestrial life. Invent solar systems and learn about habitable zones, exoplanets, and the search for technologically advanced civilizations.

• Coursera
• 26 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Quantum Mechanics: Wavefunctions, Operators, and Expectation Values

2 reviews

Learn about wavefunctions and their probabilistic interpretation, the Schrodinger equation, and the properties of quantum observables.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 12-14 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Quantum Mechanics: A First Course

2 reviews

Learn about wavefunctions and their probabilistic interpretation, how to solve the Schrödinger equation for a particle moving in one-dimensional potentials, scattering, central potentials, and the hydrogen atom.

• edX
• 18 weeks, 10-15 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mastering Quantum Mechanics Part 2: Quantum Dynamics

1 review

Learn about the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, quantum dynamics and two-state systems.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 12-13 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mastering Quantum Mechanics Part 1: Wave Mechanics

1 review

Learn the foundations of quantum mechanics, including wave mechanics, spin one-half states, linear algebra and bra-ket notation of Dirac.

• edX
• 4 weeks
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mastering Quantum Mechanics Part 3: Entanglement and Angular Momentum

1 review

Learn about entanglement and Bell inequalities, representations and addition of angular momentum, and central potentials.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 12-13 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Statistical Mechanics I: Statistical Mechanics of Particles

Statistical Mechanics is a probabilistic approach to equilibrium properties of large numbers of degrees of freedom. In this two-semester course, basic principles are examined.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 36 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Effective Field Theory

Effective field theory is a fundamental framework to describe physical systems with quantum field theory.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 36 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Quantum Mechanics: Quantum physics in 1D Potentials

Learn how to solve the Schrodinger equation for a particle moving in one-dimensional potentials relevant to physical applications.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 12-14 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)