PHYS 3305 (Spring 2018)
Introduction to Modern Physics

• Lecture: TTh 12:30pm ---- 1:50 pm in Rm 158 Fondren Science.
• Instructor: Professor Bob Kehoe
• Office hours: Thursday 10:00 am ---- 12:00am in Rm 113 Fondren Science.
• Contact:
  • Call or leave a message at (214) 768-1793, or
  • Leave a note in the Physics Department Office or send me e-mail: <kehoe@physics.smu.edu>

• Syllabus and Homework Assignment (PDF)
• Textbook: Harrison, Modern Physics, 2nd edition
• Quizzes: Given at start of selected lectures, roughly 20 minutes long, closed book.

• Presentation Materials:
  • Motivation and Schedule PDF
  • Giving a Technical Presentation PDF
  • Some Past Topics

• Test Dates:
  • Mid-Term Exam - Thursday, Mar. 8, 2018
  • Final Exam - (Cumulative) 11:30am -- 2:30pm on Sat, May 12, 2018

• Course Notes: (PDFs)
  • Chapter 2: Special Relativity Notes , HW Solns #1 and #2
  • Chapter 3: Particle Properties of EM Waves Notes ,
  • Chapter 4: Wave Properties of Matter Particles p1 and p2-19 Notes,
  • Chapter 5: Schrodinger Equation Notes
  • Chapter 6: Potential Barriers Notes
  • Chapter 7: Hydrogen Atom Notes
  • Chapter 8: Spin and Many Electron Atoms Notes
  • Chapter 10: Semiconductors Notes , MP4