University of London, Royal Holloway

This course covers topics within the following categories: formal aspects of quantum mechanics, the hydrogenic atom, angular momentum, approximate methods, and simple time-dependent systems.

According to recent World Economic Forum polls conducted among 18-35 year olds in nearly 200 countries, the planet’s most urgent crises include religious conflict, government accountability, poverty, food and water (in)security, inequality, and climate change. These problems, in turn, raise pressing collective conundrums, such as: How can population growth and resources be brought into better balance? How can changing the status of women help improve the broader human condition? How can genuine democracy emerge from authoritarian regimes? How can the threat of new and re-emerging diseases be reduced? How can shared values and security strategies reduce ethnic conflict, terrorism, and weapons of mass destruction? And how can governments work together to address the threats associated with global warning? But every global challenge has its own particular "history," closely linked to developments taking place in different parts of the world over the last century or so (if not longer). This course, therefore, adopts a thematic approach towards making sense of the recent historical context in which these challenges have emerged.

In this course, students critically discuss the role, function, and nature of the family in contemporary society as well as examining changing patterns of family life. The course also explores how social identities and different social positions (for example those related to class, gender, or ethnicity) impact upon the experience of family life. Families are also be discussed in relation to other areas of social life including education, the workplace, and the community. Students on this course engage with questions such as: To what extent does the nuclear family remain seen as the "ideal" family type? What are the experiences of lone parent families in contemporary society? How easy is it for families to balance paid work and family life? What is the relationship between the family and social policy? The course familiarizes students with contemporary research related to families and family life and equip them to critically evaluate this material.