Goucher College
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Syllabus PHY.220
Fall 2010
Note: This schedule is subjected to a change according to a pace at which the material is being covered.
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WEEK
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READING ASSIGNMENT & TOPIC
from Serway, Moses and Moyer: Modern Physics, 3rd edition
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HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
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PHYSLET PROBLEMS
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DUE DATE
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Sep1-5
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Ch1:Relativity I: Special Relativity, The Principle of Relativity, The Michelson-Morley Experiment
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4, 8, 12, 13, 26, 32
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P.2.2, P.2.3, P.2.6
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Monday, Sep 13
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Sep6-12
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Ch 1: Relativity I: Postulates of Special Relativity, Consequences of Special Relativity
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Sep13-19
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Ch1: relativity I: The Lorentz Transformation, Space-time and Causality
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19, 23, 30, 33, 36, 37, 38
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P.2.7, P.3.7, P. 3.8
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Monday, Sep 20
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Sep20-26
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Ch2: Relativity II: Relativistic Momentum, Relativistic Energy, Mass as a Measure of Energy, Conservation
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4, 13, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23
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P.3.1, P.3.2
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Wednesday, Sep 29
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Sep27-Oct3
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Ch3: The Quantum Theory of Light: Hertz Experiment, Blackbody Radiation, Photoelectric Effect, Compton Effect, Particle-Wave Complementarity
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4, 10, 11, 20, 22, 28, 35, 39
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P. 3.5
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Wednesday, Oct 6
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)ct4-Oct10
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Ch4: The Particle Nature of Matter: The Composition of Atoms, Bohr Atom, Correspondence Principle, Franck-Hertz Experiment
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3, 6, 24, 28, 32, 35, 36
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P. 4.7, P.4.8
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Wednesday, Oct 13
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Oct11-Oct17
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Ch5: Matter Waves: De Broglie Waves, Wave Groups, Oct 15 Exam: Ch 1-4
Exam I (Ch1-4)
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2, 5, 11, 17, 22, 28, 32, 33
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P. 5.8, P. 5.9
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Wednesday, Oct 27
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Oct20-24
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Ch5: Matter Waves: Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, Wave-Particle Duality
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Oct25-31
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Ch6: Quantum Mechanics in One Dimension: Born Interpretation, Free Particle
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Nov1-Nov7
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Ch6: Quantum mechanics in One dimension, Particle in a Box, Quantum Oscillator, Expectation Values, Observables and Operators
Final project topic due on Nov 8
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2, 9, 13, 17, 32, 33, 37
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Wednesday, Nov 10
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Nov8-Nov14
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Ch7: Tunneling Phenomena: Square Barrier and Applications, Nov 12 Exam: Ch 5-6
Exam II (Ch5-7)
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2, 5, 12, 13
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Friday, Nov 10
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Nov15-21
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Ch8: Quantum Mechanics in three dimensions: Particle in a Box, Central forces, Atomic Hydrogen
Final paper Topic Due on Nov 15
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Nov 22
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Ch8: Quantum Mechanics in three dimensions: Atomic hydrogen cont.
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3, 5, 8, 11, 18, 22, 24, 29, 30
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Friday, Dec 3
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Nov23-Nov27
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Thanksgiving-No Classes
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Nov29-Dec5
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Ch9: Atomic Structure: Orbital Magnetism, Spin, Spin-Orbit Interaction,
First Draft of the Paper due on Nov 29
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1, 6, 9, 11, 14,
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Wednesday, Dec 8
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Dec6-Dec8
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Ch9: Atomic Structure: Exclusion Principle, Periodic Table,
Final Project Presentations and Final paper Due on Dec8
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Dec14
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Exam III (Ch.7, 8,9)
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