PH 1130 course calendar
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The PH 1130 course calendar, shown below, lists the various topics covered in the course. This is linked to lecture materials and notes as available. Each lecture is preceeded by the month - date - day of week in which it will be given. Conferences are labeled with "CONF:"
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Lectures and Conferences
(Tentative)
W1
W2
- Aug31M:CONF: Muons, motion to Alpha recap
- Sept1T: Lorentz, spacetime rotation, velocity addition
- Sept2W: CONF: Velocity problems, rel problems
- Sept3R: Relativistic energy-momentum
- Sept4F: Energy-momentum, forces, E=mc2
- Labs 1 and 2: Speed of Light Determination using Marshmellows and Oscilloscopes
- Signup Sheet for Lab 2
W3
- Sept5M: Holiday
- Sept6T: CONF: Energy-momentum, E=mc2
- Sept7W: Relativistic theory of gravity, equivalence principle, gravitational time dilation
- Sept8R: CONF: Elevator problems, time dilation on earth
- Sept9F: Waves and their properties, interference
- Labs (continued): Speed of Light Determination using Marshmellows and Oscilloscopes
W4
- Sept14M: Double slit, Michelson-Morley experiment
- Sept15T: CONF: Waves, Fresnel aether drag
- Sept16W: Photoelectric effect, Bohr model, De Broglie's hypothesis
- Sept17R: CONF: PE effect, Bohr atom, p=h/λ
- Sept18F: Debroglie, Compton effect, electron interference
- Labs: Photo Electric Effect
W5
- Sept21M: Experimenting with electrons, probability interpretation, units of Ψ
- Sept22T: CONF: Electron interference, accelerating electrons, probability
- Sept23W: Beats, group velocity, and phase velocity
- Sept24R: CONF:Group and phase velocity, beats
- Sept25F: PH1130-2009 MIDTERM EXAM (through Sept. 22)
- Labs: Diffraction Grating Spectrometer Measurement of Spectral Lines
W6
- Sept28M: Phasors, Two and single slit interference
- Sept29T: CONF: Two and single slit interference
- Sept30W: Diffraction gratings, circular aperture
- Oct1R: Schrodinger equation, particle in 1D box
- Oct2F: 1D box, 3D box, quantum numbers
- Labs: Electron Diffraction
W7
- Oct5M: CONF: Infinite square wells, probability interpretation
- Oct6T: Many electron atoms, Superconductors and Superfluids
- Oct7W: CONF:Calculating the ground state energy of many particle systems
- Oct8R: Atomic orbitals, the periodic table, magnetic splitting of levels
- Oct9F: Exponential waves, barrier penetration, Hydrogen ground state, nuclear decay
- Labs: Blackbody Radiation
W8
- Oct12M: CONF: Atomic orbits, exponential waves and magnetic splitting of energy levels
- Oct13T: Superpositions, hybridization, LCAO, measurement problem
- Oct14W: Review Session
- Oct15R: PH1130-2009 FINAL EXAM (cummulative)
See also
- See alsoPH 1130 course calendar C2009
