Week | Class | Date | Topic | Reading | HW due |
1 | M W F | Aug 19-23 | Introduction and Special Relativity | Hogg 1, 2.1 -2.3 | 1: due 8/30 |
2 | M W F | Aug 26-30 | Relativistic Motion | Hogg 2.4 - 3 | 2: due 9/6 |
3 | W F | Sep 2-6 | Lorentz Transformation | Hogg 4, LT video | 3: due 9/13 |
4 | M W F | Sep 9-13 | Momentum and Energy, etc. | 2.7 - 2.10 | 4: due 9/20 |
5 | M W F | Sep 16-20 | Photons as Particles | 3.1 - 3.6 | 5: due 9/27 |
6 | M W F | Sep 23-27 | Particles as Waves | 4.1 - 4.4 | |
7 | M W F | Sep 30-Oct 4 | Review and Midterm | 6: due 10/18 | |
Oct 7-11 | Fall Break | ||||
8 | M W F | Oct 14-18 | More Waves | 4.5 - 4.7 | 7: due 10/25 |
9 | M W F | Oct 21-25 | Schrödinger Eqn | 5.1 - 5.5 | 8: due 11/1 |
10 | M W F | Oct 28-Nov 1 | Case Study of Bound States | 5.6 - 5.11 | 9: due 11/8 |
11 | M W F | Nov 4-8 | Unbound States | 6.1 - 6.4 | 10: due 11/15 |
12 | M W F | Nov 11-15 | Quantum Mechanics in 3D | 7.1 - 7.5 | 11: due 11/22 |
13 | M W F | Nov 18-22 | Hydrogen Atom | 7.6 - 7.10 | 12: due 11/27 |
14 | M W | Nov 25-27 | Spin | 8.1 | 13: due 12/4 |
15 | M W | Dec 2-5 | Periodic Table | 8.2 - 8.4 | |
Thu | Dec 12 3:30 - 5:30 PM | Final Exam Solutions | |||
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