The table below shows the sections from the textbook Modern Physics by Harris that pertain to the corresponding lecture.
| LECTURE | DATE | TOPIC | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9/1 | Overview of Classical and Modern Physics | 1.1,1.2,2.1,Appendix A |
| 2 | 9/3 | Lorentz transform | 2.2,2.3 |
| 9/8 | NO LECTURE (Monday Classes) | ||
| 3 | 9/10 | Proper Time, 4-Vectors, Momentum and Energy | 2.6,2.7,2.10 |
| 4 | 9/15 | Relativistic energy and momentum (recap), invariant mass (taught by Prof. Schnetzer) | 2.7 + notes |
| 5 | 9/17 | Blackbody radiation and Photoelectric effect (taught by Prof. Schnetzer) | 3.1,3.2 |
| 6 | 9/22 | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, Compton effect | 3.4,3.6,4.1 |
| 7 | 9/24 | Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics | 4.2,4.3,4.4 + notes |
| 8 | 9/29 | Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (cont.) | 4.7, Appendix D, Appendix E + notes |
| 9 | 10/1 | Schrodinger Equation, stationary states | 5.1-5.3 |
| 10 | 10/6 | Infinite and finite wells | 5.5,5.6 |
| 11 | 10/8 | Finite well (cont.), simple harmonic oscillator | 5.6,5.7 |
| 12 | 10/13 | Simple harmonic oscillator (cont.), Unbound states | 5.7,6.1 |
| 13 | 10/15 | Unbound states (cont.) and Tunneling | 6.1,6.2 |
| 14 | 10/20 | Tunneling (cont.) and Quantum Mechanics in 3D | 6.2,6.3,7.1,7.2 |
| 15 | 10/22 | The Hydrogen Atom: Introduction (taught by Prof. Schnetzer) | 7.3,7.4 |
| 10/27 | MIDTERM EXAM | ||
| 16 | 10/29 | The Hydrogen Atom: Angular behavior | 7.5,7.6, Appendix G |
| 17 | 11/3 | The Hydrogen Atom: Radial behavior | 7.7,7.8,7.9 |
| 18 | 11/5 | Orbital angular momentum and Spin | 8.1 |
| 19 | 11/10 | Fermions and Bosons, Periodic Table | 8.2,8.3,8.4,8.6 |
| 20 | 11/12 | Spin-orbit coupling, Intro to Statistical Mechanics | 8.6,8.7,8.8,9.1,9.2 |
| 21 | 11/17 | Boltzmann distribution | 9.3,9.4, Appendix H |
| 22 | 11/19 | Quantum distributions, Quantum gas | 9.5,9.6 |
| 23 | 11/24 | Molecular Physics | 10.1,10.2 |
| 24 | 12/1 | Solid-State Physics | 10.4,10.5,10.6 |
| 25 | 12/3 | Semiconductors | 10.7,10.8 |
| 26 | 12/8 | Particle Physics and The Standard Model (taught by Prof. Schnetzer) | |
| 27 | 12/10 | General Relativity and Cosmology | 2.5,2.8,12.7 |
| 12/18 | FINAL EXAM: 12-3 pm, ARC-105 |
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