PHYS 3305 (Fall 2009)
Introduction to Modern Physics
Lecture:
TTh 12:30pm ---- 1:50 pm in Rm 155 Fondren Science.
Instructor:
Professor Bob Kehoe
Office hours:
Tuesday 2:00 pm ---- 4:00pm 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
Example Presentation:
Why is there Mass in the Universe?
Test Dates:
Mid-Term Exam - Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009
Final Exam -
(Cumulative)
3pm -- 6pm on Thurs, Dec 17, 2009
Course Notes: (PDFs)
Introduction:
Notes
Chapter 2: Special Relativity
Notes
, HW Solns
#1
and
#2
, and Quiz Solns
#1
and
#2
Chapter 3: Particle Properties of EM Waves
Notes
,
HW Solns.
, and Quiz Soln
#3
Chapter 4: Wave Properties of Matter Particles
p1
and
p2-19
Notes,
HW Solns.
, and Quiz Soln
#4
Chapter 5: Schrodinger Equation
Notes
and
HW Solns.
Chapter 6: Potential Barriers
Notes
and
HW Solns.
Chapter 7: Hydrogen Atom
Notes
and
HW Solns.
Chapter 8: Spin and Many Electron Atoms
Notes
and
HW Solns.
Chapter 10: Semiconductors
Notes
,
MP4
and
HW Solns.
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