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Create and name a generic Hamiltonian operator function;
Create and name the potential energy function of interest;
Express the wavefunctions as functions of position and quantum number;
Use these components to evaluate the mean and variance integrals for the particle-in-a-box, again.
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Quantum operators act on wavefunctions to give eigen values which are physical observables.
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