PHGN 300: Modern Physics - Fall 2006

class notes

Class notes:


        - INTRODUCTION:

Wed, Aug 22nd
Lect. 1
1. Modern Physics: A revolution of Concepts

Fri, Aug 24th
Lect. 2
2. Wave (I)

Mon, Aug 27th
Lect. 3
3. Wave (II)

Wed, Aug 29th
Lect. 4
4. Electromagnetic Waves

Fri, Aug 31st
Lect. 5
Electromagnetic Waves (End)



        - THE SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY:

Mon, Sept 3rd
Lect. 6
1. Ether of not Ether ?

Wed, Sept 5th
Lect. 7
2. Space, Time and Galilean Transformations (I)

Fri, Sept 7th
Lect. 8
3. Space, Time and Galilean Transformations (II)
Mon, Sept 10th
Lect. 9
4. Consequences of the Special Theory of Relativity (I)

Wed, Sept 12th
Lect. 10
5. Consequences of the Special Theory of Relativity (II)

Fri, Sept 14th
Lect. 11
6. Relativistic Dynamics (I)
Doc: 1,2
Mon, Sept 17th
Lect. 12
7. Relativistic Dynamics (II) and Doppler Shift


        - THE EXPERIMENTAL BASIS OF QUANTUM THEORY:

Wed, Sept 19th
Lect. 13
1. Blackbody Radiation
Doc: 1
Fri, Sept 21st
Lect. 14
2. X-ray, Electron and Line Spectra

Mon, Sept 24th
Lect. 15
3. Photoelectric Effect

Wed, Sept 26th
Lect 16
4. Compton Scattering
Doc: 1
Fri, Sept 28th
Lect. 17
--- Review Relativity ---


        - STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM:

Wed, Oct 3rd
Lect. 18
1. The atomic models of Thomson and Rutherford

Fri, Oct 5th
Lect. 19
2. The Bohr Model

Wed, Oct 10th
Lect. 20
3. X-rays (I)
Doc: 1


       - QUANTUM MECHANICS:

Fri, Oct 12th
Lect. 21
1. X-rays (II) & De Broglie Wavelength

Wed, Oct 17th
Lect. 22
2. Wave or Particle ?

Fri, Oct 19th
Lect. 23
3. The Uncertainty Principle: Examples
Doc: 1,2
Mon, Oct 22nd
Lect. 24
4. The Schrodinger Equation

Wed, Oct 24th
Lect. 25
5. Solving the Schrodinger Equation (I)
Doc: 1
Fri, Oct 26th
Lect. 26
6. Solving the Schrodinger Equation (II)
Doc: 2,3
Mon, Oct 29th
 Lect. 27
7. The Hydrogen Atom

Wed, Oct 31st
Lect. 28
--- Review Quantum Mechanics ---
Fri, Nov 2nd
Lect. 29
8. Quantum Numbers



       - ATOMS & MOLECULES:

Mon, Nov 7th
Lect. 30
1. Electronic Configurations

Lect. 31
2. Chemical Bonds and Molecules

Lect. 32
3. Properties of Solids (part of it)



       - THE ATOMIC NUCLEUS

Mon, Nov 26th
Lect. 33
1. Structure of the nucleus

Wed, Nov 28th
Lect. 34
2. Radioactive Decays (I)

Fri, Nov 30th
Lect. 35
3. Radioactive Decays (II)

Mon, Dec 3rd
Lect. 36
4. Nuclear Reactions & Applications

Wed, Dec 5th
Lect. 37
Review Nuclear Physics - Solutions included



       - SOLID STATE PHYSICS


Lect. -
1. Concepts of Statistical Physics Doc: 1

Lect. -
2. Laser

Lect. -
3. Semi Conductors