Syllabus - PHYS-222 (Spring '20)
Chapter
1: The Beginnings of Modern Physics (Jan 13)
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Classical Physics
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Kinetic Theory of Gases
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Fundamental Forces
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Atoms
Chapter
2: Special Relativity (Jan 15,22,27,29, Feb 03)
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Principles of Relativity, Galilean Invariance
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Speed of Light, the Ether and Michelson-Morley Experiment
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Time Dilation, Length Contraction and Doppler Effect
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Lorentz Transformation
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Relativistic Momentum and Newton's Laws
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Total Relativistic Energy and Mass
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Energy-Momentum Conservation
---- Midterm Exam-1
(Wed, Feb 05)
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Chapter 3: Experimental Basis of Quantum Physics (Feb 10,12,17,19)
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X-Rays and the Electron
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Blackbody Radiation and Planck's Quantum of Energy
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Photoelectric Effect and Light Quantization
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Compton Effect
Chapter 4: Structure of Atoms (Feb 24,26, Mar 02,04)
- Atomic Nature of Matter
- Rutherford Scattering and Atomic Nucleus
- Atomic Spectra and Bohr Model of the Atom
- Correspondence Principle and Quantization of Angular Momentum
- Franck-Hertz Experiment
---- Midterm Exam-2
( canceled )
---- Exam/Class in week of Mar 16-20
canceled
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Chapter 5: Wave Properties of Matter (Mar 23,25,30)
- de Broglie Waves
- Davisson-Germer Experiment
- Description of Matter Waves
- Fourier Decomposition
- Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
- Born Interpretation of Wave Function
Chapter 6: Quantum Mechanics (Apr 01,06,08,13,15)
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Schroedinger Equation
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Particle in a Potential: Box, Square-Well, Oscillator
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Operators, Expectation Values and Observables
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Potential Barriers and Quantum Tunneling
---- Midterm Exam-3
(Mon Apr 20)
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Chapter 12: Nuclear Physics
(Apr 22+27)
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Properties of Nuclei
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Nuclear Forces and Binding
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Models of the Nucleus
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Radioactivity
---- Final Exam (Thu, Apr 30, 7:30-9:30am)
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