Tentative Schedule - Physics 3401- Fall 99
Modern Physics I
Dr. C. R. (Rod) Nave - 456 Science Center Annex - 651-3221
Email: RodNave@gsu.edu
Class meets MW, 5:30-7:10 PM
Text: Rohlf: Modern Physics from a to Z0
An approximate reading schedule follows.
- Aug 23 Ch 1 Journey to the small
- Aug 25 Ch 1 Fundamental particles
- Aug 30 Ch 1 Fundamental forces
- Sep 1 Ch 2 Distribution functions
- Sep 6 Holiday, Ch 2 Maxwell-Boltzmann
- Sep 8 Ch 2 Atoms and radiation
- Sep 13 Ch 3 Blackbody radiation
- Sep 15 Ch 3 Blackbody radiation
- Sep 20 Ch 3 Radiation quanta
- Sep 22 Ch 3 Atomic spectra
- Sep 27 Ch 4 Velocity of light
- Sep 29 Ch 4 Lorentz transformation
- Oct 4 Ch 4 Time dilation
- Oct 6 Ch 4 Relativistic mass, momentum, energy
- Oct 11 Midterm
- Oct 13* Ch 5 DeBroglie wavelength
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- Oct 18 Ch 5 Wave description of particle
- Oct 20 Ch 5 Uncertainty principle
- Oct 25 Ch 6 Particle scattering, Cross-section
- Oct 27 Ch 6 Rutherford experiment
- Nov 1 Ch 6 Deeper probing
- Nov 3 Ch 7 Schrodinger equation, particle in box
- Nov 8 Ch 7 Finite square well
- Nov 10 Ch 7 Barrier penetration
- Nov 15 Ch 7 Quantum oscillator
- Nov 17 Ch 7 Schrodinger in 3-D
- Nov 22 Ch 8 The hydrogen atom
- Nov 24 Thanksgiving holidays
- Nov 29 Ch 8 Separation of variables
- Dec 1 Ch 8 Three quantum numbers
- Dec 6 Ch 8 Basic spectrum
- Dec 8 Ch 8 Fine structure
- Dec 14, Tues 5-7 PM, Final exam
in regular classroom.
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Notes:
The grading of the course will be as follows:
20% each, midterm and final
Final is comprehensive, but more heavily weighted toward material after the midterm.
30% for chapter quizzes, patterned after homework.
30% for homework. Homework will be assigned for each chapter. It will be collected and graded.
*Oct 15 is the last day on which one may withdraw with a passing grade.
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