|
Date |
|
Day |
Ch |
Topic |
|
Aug |
18 |
W |
2 |
Introduction/Classical
Mechanics |
|
|
19 |
R |
2 |
1D Wave Equation |
|
|
24 |
T |
2 |
Fourier Series |
|
|
25 |
W |
2 |
Statistical Mechanics |
|
|
26 |
R |
2 |
Electrodynamics |
|
|
31 |
T |
2/3 |
Electromagnetic Radiation/Specific Heat |
|
Sep |
1 |
W |
3 |
Blackbody Radiation and Planck's Hypothesis |
|
|
2 |
R |
3 |
Specific Heat Models -
Einstein, Debye |
|
|
6 |
M |
|
Labor Day |
|
|
7 |
T |
3 |
Photoelectric Effect/Compton
Scattering |
|
|
8 |
W |
3 |
Bohr Model and Atomic Spectra |
|
|
9 |
R |
|
Exam I - Ch 2-3 |
|
|
14 |
T |
4 |
Matter Waves/Complex Wave
Solutions |
|
|
15 |
W |
4 |
Free Particle Wave Packet |
|
|
16 |
R |
4 |
Schrodinger Equation -
Interpretation |
|
|
21 |
T |
4 |
Particle in Box/Stationary
States |
|
|
22 |
W |
4 |
Potential Barrier |
|
|
23 |
R |
4 |
Simple Harmonic Oscillator/3D
Wave Equation |
|
|
28 |
T |
4 |
Angular Momentum |
|
|
29 |
W |
4 |
Spin/Fermions and Bosons |
|
|
30 |
R |
4 |
Exam II - Ch 4 |
|
Oct |
4 |
M |
|
Break |
|
|
5 |
T |
|
Break |
|
|
6 |
W |
5 |
Spin and Magnetic Moments |
|
|
7 |
R |
5 |
Spin-Orbit Interaction/Thomas-Fermi
Equation |
|
|
12 |
T |
5 |
Atomic Physics - Periodic
Table |
|
|
13 |
W |
6 |
Baryons/Beta Decay |
|
|
14 |
R |
6 |
Deuteron |
|
|
19 |
T |
6 |
Semiempirical Mass Formula |
|
|
20 |
W |
6 |
Electron Scattering/Nuclear
Matter |
|
|
21 |
R |
6 |
Shell Model/Nuclear Spin/g-decay |
|
|
26 |
T |
|
Exam III - Ch 5-6 |
|
|
27 |
W |
7 |
Particles Physics - Hadrons |
|
|
28 |
R |
7 |
Yukawa Interaction/Leptons/Antiparticles |
|
Nov |
2 |
T |
7 |
Feynman Diagrams |
|
|
3 |
W |
7 |
QED |
|
|
4 |
R |
7 |
Quarks/QCD |
|
|
9 |
T |
8 |
Michelson Morley Expt/Special
Relativity |
|
|
10 |
W |
8 |
Lorentz Transformations |
|
|
11 |
R |
8 |
Minkowski Space/Four-vectors |
|
|
16 |
T |
8 |
Relativistic Kinematics |
|
|
17 |
W |
8 |
White Dwarf Stars |
|
|
18 |
R |
|
Exam IV - Ch 7-8 |
|
|
23 |
T |
|
General Relativity or other
topics |
|
|
24 |
W |
|
Thanksgiving |
|
|
25 |
R |
|
Thanksgiving |
|
|
26 |
F |
|
Thanksgiving |
|
|
30 |
T |
|
General Relativity or other
topics |
|
Dec |
1 |
W |
|
General Relativity or other
topics |
|
|
7 |
T |
|
Final -
11:30 AM |