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Date |
Lectures |
Assignments |
Homework
DUE
DATES |
Reading
Assignments Chapters from
Thornton et al |
Extra
reading |
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L1 |
Sep 6 |
Introduction
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HWK
1 MathDiagnostics |
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L2 |
Sep 8 |
EM waves , interference |
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Maxwells Unification Revolution | ||
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L3 |
Sep 13 |
Double
slit interference |
HWK 2 | HWK
1 |
Ch2:
1, 2 |
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L4 |
Sep 15 |
Einstein
Postulates, Relativity of simultaneity |
Ch2: 3,4 | |||
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L5 |
Sep 20 |
Proper
time, Proper length, Time
dilation, Length contraction Velocity transformations |
HWK 3 | HWK
2 |
Ch2: 5,6 | |
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L6 |
Sep 22 |
Space-time, Twin paradox, Relativistic dynamics: Force , Momentum, Energy, E=mc2 |
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Ch2: 7-9 | ||
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L7 |
Sep 27 |
Energy momentum relation Massless particles Units in modern physics Binding energy SR review |
HWK 4 |
HWK
3 |
Ch2:
11-14 |
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L8 |
Sep 29 |
Cathode
rays, Discovery of X-rays, discovery of electron Electron
charge, atomic spectra, Blackbody radiation, Planck's
hypothesis |
Ch3:
1-5 |
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L9 |
Oct 4 |
HWK 5 | HWK
4 |
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L10 |
Oct
6 |
X-ray
production, Photons,
Compton Effect, pair production, |
Ch3:
7-9, CH 4: 1-4 |
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L11 |
Oct 11 |
•Correspondence
principle •Characteristic x-ray spectra Franck Hertz |
HWK 6 | HWK
5 |
Ch 4: 5-7
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L12 |
Oct
13 |
De Broglie
waves Double slit experiment with electrons X-ray diffraction Davisson and Germer experiment |
Ch5:
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L13 |
Oct
18 |
Electron wave function Superposition Uncertainty principle |
HWK 7 | HWK
6 |
Ch 5 | |
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L14 |
Oct
20 |
Copenhagen
interpretation Particle in a box Schrodinger equation Free electron |
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Ch 6: 1-2 | |
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L15 |
Oct
25 |
Electron
in
infinite square
well |
HWK 8 | HWK 7 |
Ch 6: 3-5
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| L16 | Oct 27 | Midterm
review |
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| Nov 1 | Midterm |
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Ch
1-6 |
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| L17 | Nov
3 |
Harmonic
oscillator Tunneling Scaning tunneling microscope |
Ch
6: 6-7 |
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| L18 |
Nov
8 |
Hydrogen
atom |
HWK 9 |
HWK 8
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Ch 7 | |
| L19 |
Nov
10 |
Atomic
physics |
Ch 8 | |||
| L20 |
Nov
15 |
Statistical
physics, Boltzmann distribution Equipartition theorem |
HWK 10 |
HWK 9
|
Ch
9 |
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| L21 |
Nov
17 |
Quantum
statistics, Fermi Dirac. Free electron model |
Ch
9 |
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| L22 |
Nov
22 |
Density
of states, electrical conduction, Bose-Einstein statistics, BEC,
Superconductivity |
HWK 11 |
HWK 10
|
Ch
9 |
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| Nov 24 |
Thanksgiving
break |
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| L23 |
Nov
29 |
Superconductivity |
|
Ch
10 |
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| L24 |
Dec
1 |
Lasers,
bonding between atoms |
Ch
10 |
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| L25 |
Dec
6 |
Band theory of solids, Metals, insulators and semiconductors | HWK 12 |
HWK 11
|
Ch
11 |
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| L26 |
Dec
8 |
Atomic nucleus, Nuclear interactions | Ch
12 (-7),13 (2-6) |
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| L27 |
Dec
13 |
Review
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HWK 12
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| TBA |
FINAL
EXAM |