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Physics III (Modern Physics)

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Week of Assigned Reading & Problems Notes
Jan-07
Special Relativity
Chapter 1: § 1.1 - 1.4
Problem Set 1: pdf, ps.
Classes start Mon. 1/07/08
Lecture 01: pdf,
Lecture 02: pdf.
Jan-14
Special Relativity
Chapter 1: § 1.4 - 1.6.
Problem Set 1: pdf, ps.
Chapter 2: § 2.1 -2.3.
Lecture 03: pdf,
Lecture 04: pdf.
Jan-21
Special Relativity
Chapter 2: § 2.3-2.5
Problem Set 2: pdf, ps.
MLK day 1/21/08 (no class)
Lecture 05: pdf.
Jan-28
Quantization
Chapter 3: § 3.1-3.4
Problem Set 3: pdf, ps.
Lecture 06: pdf,
Lecture 07: pdf.
Feb-04
The Nuclear Atom
Chapter 4: § 4.1-4.3
Problem Set 4: pdf, ps.
Lecture 08: pdf.
Midterm 1, Ch. 1-3. Wed. 2/06/08
Feb-11
The Nuclear Atom
Chapter 4: § 4.3-4.6
Lecture 09: pdf,
Lecture 10: pdf.
Feb-18
Wave Particle Duality
Chapter 5: § 5.1-5.3,5.5
Problem Set 5: pdf, ps.
Lecture 11: pdf,
Lecture 12: pdf.
Feb-25
Quantum Mechanics
Chapter 5: § 5.4,5.6-5.7
Chapter 6: § 6.1-6.4
Problem Set 6: pdf, ps.
Lecture 13: pdf,
Lecture 14: pdf.
Mar-03
Quantum Mechanics
Chapter 6: § 6.4-6.6
Lecture 15: pdf,
Lecture 16: pdf.
Mar-10
Quantum Mechanics
Chapter 6: § 6.5-6.6
Lecture 17: pdf,
Lecture 18: pdf.
Mar-17 Spring Recess
Mar-24
Atomic Physics
Chapter 7: § 1-3
Problem Set 7: pdf, ps.
Midterm 2, Ch. 4-6. Mon. 3/24/08
Lecture 19: pdf.
Mar-31
Atomic Physics
Chapter 7: §3-8
Lecture 20: pdf,
Lecture 21: pdf.
Apr-07
Nuclear Physics
Chapter 11: § 1-2
Lecture 22: pdf,
Lecture 23: pdf.
Apr-14
Nuclear Physics
Chapter 11: § 3-5
Problem Set 8: pdf, ps.
Lecture 24: pdf,
Lecture 25: pdf.
Apr-21
Chapter 11: § 3-5.
Problems: 11.29, 11.34.
Chapter 13: § 1-2.
Lecture 26: pdf,
Lecture 27: pdf.
Apr-28 Finals Week Lec-28: pdf, ps.
Final 6-7:50 5/01/08
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