UPDATED 2026-2027 ACTUAL FINAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
DETAILED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
RATED A+ GRADE
1. The time-independent Schrödinger equation in one dimension for a particle of mass
m
m in potential
V
(
x
)
V(x) is: A)
i
∂
ψ∂
t
=
−
2
2
m
∂2
ψ
∂
,x2
+
V
ψ
i
∂t
∂ψ
=−
2m
2
∂x
2
∂ 2
ψ
+Vψ
B)
−
2
2
m
d2
ψ
,d
x2
+V
ψ
=E
ψ
−
2m
2
dx 2
d 2
ψ
+Vψ=Eψ
C)
d2
ψ
dx
2
=
2
m
2
(
, E−
V
)
ψ
dx 2
d 2
ψ
=
2
2m (E−V)ψ
D) Both B and C are equivalent forms
Correct Answer: D – Both B and C are equivalent forms
Rationale: B is the standard time-independent Schrödinger equation; C is the rearranged form. A is the
time-dependent Schrödinger equation.
2. A particle in an infinite square well of width
a a has the normalized wavefunction ψ
(x
)
=2
a
sin
(