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