PHYS 3650 - Modern Physics  

Quiz and Exam Solutions, Fall 2011


 Quiz 1

Quiz 2

Quiz 3

 

 

 

 

Samples (with solutions) from the previous semesters:

Date     Fall2003   Fall 2005   Fall 2006   Fall 2007   Fall 2008
Sep 3             Foundations of Relativity Theory Sep 7  Time Dilation and Length Contraction I Sep 1 Time Dilation and Length Contraction Aug 29 Classical Physics Review Aug 25 Classical Physics Review
Sep 8         Time Dilation and Length Contraction Sep 12  Time Dilation and Length Contraction II Sep 8   Relativistic Velocity Addition Sep 7 Foundations of Relativity Theory Sep 5

 

Time Dilation and Length Contraction
Sep 10              Relativistic Velocity Addition  Sep 14      Relativistic Velocity Addition Sep 15 Relativistic Energy and Momentum Sep 14 Time Dilation and Length Contraction Sep 12

 

 Relativistic Velocity Addition
Sep 24               Photoelectric effect Sep 21            Photoelectric effect Sep 22 Photoelectric effect Sep 21 Photons, Wien's Displacement Law     
Sep 29             Examination I           Examination I Sep 29 Compton's Scattering Oct 9 Hydrogen Emission Spectrum Oct 6 Hydrogen Emission Spectrum
 Oct 6                Models of the atom  Oct 12                 Bohr Hydrogen    Bohr Hydrogen Oct 15 Bohr Hydrogen  Oct 15 Bohr Hydrogen  
Oct 13                   Bohr's Hydrogen Oct 19 Modifications of the Bohr Model   X-Rays Oct 22 Multi-electron Atoms    
Oct 20                Multi-electron Atoms Oct 31       Examination II Nov 4 Examination II Nov 9 Properties of Nuclei Nov 7 Properties of Nuclei
Oct 29               Examination II  Nov 7              Properties of nuclei Nov 10   Properties of nuclei Nov 16 Radioactive Decays  Nov 14 Radioactive Decays  
Nov 5                 Properties of nuclei Nov 14             Radioactive Decays Nov 17 Nuclear Reactions Nov 19 Carbon Dating    
Nov 12                        Radioactivity Nov 16                 Radioactivity Oct 2 Examination I Sep 28 Examination I 

 

Sep 26 Examination I
Nov 17                   Radioactive Decays Nov 28 Medical Applications of Radioactivity     Oct 31 Examination II  Oct 31 Examination II 
Nov 24     Medical Applications of Radioactivity         Dec 3  Examination III Nov 21 Examination III 
Dec 1                Examination III Dec 5              Examination III Nov 27 Examination III