
PHYS 3650 - Modern Physics
Course Schedule, Fall 2009
The course schedule for PHYS 3650, Modern Physics, is provided in the table below. Text references are to Walker, Physics, 3rd edition, Prentice Hall, 2007.
| Lesson | Date | Topic/Exam | Text Chapter |
| 1 | Oct 12 | Introduction and Review of Classical Physics I | |
| 2 | Oct 14 | Relativity I | 29.1 29.2 - 29.3 |
| 3 | Oct 16 | Relativity III | 29.4 - 29.5 29.6 |
| 4 | Oct 19 | Relativity V Relativity Problem Solving |
29.7 - 29.8 29 |
| 5 | Oct 21 | Blackbody Radiation | 30.1 30.2 |
| 6 | Oct 23 | Photons and the Photoelectric Effect II | 30.2 30.3 - 30.4 |
| 7 | Oct 26 | Waves and Particles | 30.5 - 30.6 29 - 30 |
| 8 | Oct 28 | Examination I | 29 - 30 |
| 8 | Oct 28 | Models of the Atom and Atomic Spectra I | 31.1 - 31.2 |
| 9 | Oct 30 | Models of the Atom and Atomic Spectra II | 31.1 - 31.2 31.3 |
| 10 | Nov 2 | Bohr Model II | 31.4 31.5 |
| 11 | Nov 4 | Quantum Hydrogen II | 31.5 31.6 |
| Nov 6 | Last day to drop without academic consequences | ||
| 12 | Nov 6 | Many Electron Atoms II | 31.6 31.7 |
| 13 | Nov 9 | Lasers Atomic Physics Problem Solving |
31.7 31 |
| 14 | Nov 11 | Review for Exam II | 31 |
| 14 | Nov 11 | Examination II | 31 |
| 15 | Nov 13 | Nuclear Properties | 32.1 32.2 |
| 16 | Nov 16 | Radioactive Decay Processes I | 32.2 32.2 |
| 17 | Nov 18 | Natural
Radioactivity and Radioactive Dating Radioactive Dating Problem Solving |
32.3 32.3 |
| 18 | Nov 20 | Interactions
of Radiation with Matter and Nuclear Reactions I Interactions of Radiation with Matter and Nuclear Reactions II |
32.4 - 32.6 32.4 - 32.6 |
| 19 | Nov 23 | Review for Exam III | 32 |
| 19 | Nov 23 | Examination III | 32 |
| 20 | Nov 30 | Radiobiology | 32.7 32.7 |
| 21 | Dec 2 | Health Physics Problem Solving | 32.7 class notes |
| 22 | Dec 4 | Elementary Particles | 32.8 29-32 |
| TBA | Final
Examination |
29 - 32 |