Modern Physics

Grading Homework 40% Midterms (2) 20% each February 24, April 6 Final 20% Homework is due Wednesday at the start of class One homework score will be dropped at end of the course Use of files from previous semesters is not allowed, and will be severely penalized! Fundamental Concepts and Applications Special Relativity A new idea of time and space Quantized Light (Photons) Black body radiation Photo-electric effect Scattering Matter Waves Probability Uncertainty Quantized energy Atomic spectra Failure of classical physics Energy levels Photo-emission and absorption Quantum Mechanics Operators Schrodinger's Equation Eigen States Superposition Time evolution Atoms, an in depth view Molecules Bonds Rotation Vibration Statistical Mechanics Classical many body physics Quantum Heat capacity Solids Crystal structure Conduction Nuclear Physics Structure Bonding Decay Fusion Elementary Particles Really tiny things Quarks, Leptons Quantum fields