Syllabus
August 26 M Read Chapter 1: One Hundred Years Ago
28 W Read Chapter 2: Special Theory of Relativity before lecture
30 F
September 2 M University Holiday (Labor Day)
4 W Read Chapter 3: Relativistic Dynamics; General Relativity before lecture
6 F Quiz #1 - Chapters 1 and 2
9 M
11 W Read Chapter 4: The Experimental Basis of Quantum Theory before lecture
13 F Quiz #2 - Chapter 3
16 M
17 T *** Midterm #1 - Chapters 1-3 Relativity ***
18 W Read Chapter 5: Structure of the Atom before lecture
20 F Quiz #3 - Chapter 4
23 M
25 W Read Chapter 6: Wave Properties of Matter before lecture
27 F Quiz #4 - Chapter 5
30 M
October 2 W Read Chapter 7: The Quantum Theory before lecture
4 F Quiz #5 - Chapter 6
7 M
9 W
11 F Quiz #6 - Chapter 7 (Part 1)
14 M
16 W Read Chapter 8: The Hydrogen Atom before lecture
18 F Quiz #7 - Chapter 7 (Part 2)
21 M
22 T *** Midterm #2 - Chapters 4-7 ***
23 W Read Chapter 9: Many-Electron Atoms before lecture
25 F Quiz #8 - Chapter 8
28 M
30 W Read Chapter 10: Statistical Physics before lecture
November 1 F Quiz #9 - Chapter 9
4 M
6 W Read Chapter 15: Elementary Particles before lecture
8 F Quiz #10 - Chapter 10
11 M
13 W
15 F Quiz #11 - Chapter 15
18 M
20 W
22 F Quiz #12 - Chapter ??
25 M
26 T *** Midterm #3 - Chapters 8-10,15 ***
27 W Review Midterm #3 Solutions
29 F University Holiday (Thanksgiving)
December 2 M
4 W
6 F Quiz #13 - Chapter ??
9 M *** Final Exam - Cumulative ***
11 W
13 F
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