Physics 3740 Class Plan

Fall Semester 2019

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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