Elements of Modern Physics Syllabus

Elements of Modern Physics (Spring 2007)

Instructor:	Professor Cowley
	Office: BSB 410, email: cowley@camden.rutgers.edu

Text book:

Serway, Moses, and Moyer, Modern Physics (Third Edition)

Grading:	Assigned homework problems	20%
	2 tests @ 20%	40%
	Final exam (cumulative)	40%

Homework:

One hand-in problem assigned per class, a complete written solution (not just the final answer) due at the beginning of the next class (not accepted late).

A 3x5 file card of formulas is permitted in each test. For the final exam, three file cards are allowed.

Note that there is a set of computer programs on the web site of the text book. These are quite well done, and are helpful. I shall assign at least one homework that requires you to use these programs, but you should also work through all of the computer examples that are included in the text.

**Syllabus and assignments**
Date	Chapter sections and subject	Homework problem

January 16	1.1 - 1.4 - the Principle of Relativity	1.2, 2000 kg -> (2000+20n) kg
January 18	1.5 - 1.7 - Lorentz Transformation	1.11, 400 m/s -> (400+4n) m/s
January 23	2.1 - 2.4 Relativistic Momentum and Energy	2.13, 400 -> 400+4n
January 25	3.1 - 3.3 - Blackbody Radiation	3.4, 3000 K -> (3000+50n) K
January 30	3.3 - 3.4 - Photoelectric Effect	3.15, 200 nm -> (200+5n) nm
February 1	3.5 - 3.6 - Compton Effect and X-rays	3.33 (analytic)
February 6	4.1 - 4.2 - Atomic Nature of Matter	4.8, 20^o->(20+n/2)^o etc
February 8	4.3 - 4.5 - Bohr Atom	4.20, n to (n+1) and (n+2)
February 13	Test 1	Chapters 1 - 4
February 15	Review of test
February 20	5.1 - 5.3 - Matter Waves	5.6, 50 keV -> (50+5n) keV
February 22	5.4 - 5.8 - Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle	5.27, 20 cm -> (20+n) cm
February 27	6.1 - 6.4 - Quantum Mechanics in One Dimension	6.5, (analytic)
March 1	6.5 - 6.6 - Harmonic Oscillator	6.22, 26 MeV -> (20+n) MeV
March 6	6.7 - 6.8 - Expectation Values
March 8	7.1 - 7.2 - Tunneling	7.2 (analytic)
March 20	8.1 - 8.3 - Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions	8.4 (analytic)
March 22	8.4 - 8.6 - Quantization of Angular Momentum
March 27	Test 2	Chapters 5 - 8
March 29	Review of test
April 3	9.1 - 9.4 - Atomic Structure	9.8 (analytic)
April 5	9.6 - 9.7 - Periodic Table	9.24 (analytic)
April 10	13.1 - 13.3 - Nuclear Structure	13.12, Z = 30+2n
April 12	13.4 - 13.5 - Radioactivity	13.24, 5 years -> n years
April 17	13.6, 14.1, 14.4 - 14.6 - Nuclear Reactions	14.4
April 19	15.1 - 15.2 - Fundamental Forces	15.5, 91 GeV/c² -> (100+5n) Gev/c²
April 24	15.3 - 15.6, 15.12 - Particle Physics	15.11
April 26	Review
May 3	Final Exam	(2:00-5:00 pm)

Last Modified: January 1, 2007