Physics 101A
Winter 1999
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Introduction to Modern Physics
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University
of California at Santa Cruz
T, Th 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm, Nat. Sci. Annex 102
Discussion Session: 7:00 to 8:30 pm, Wednesday, Kerr Hall, Rm 289
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Instructor: Robert
Johnson
Office: 323 Natural Sciences II
Phone: (831) 459-2125
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Office Hours:
10:00 to 11:00 am and 4:00 to 5:00 pm, Tuesday
10:00 to 11:00 am, Thursday
Teaching Assistant: Phillip Cervantes
TA office hours: 5:15 to 7:00 pm, Kerr 289
Physics 101A begins with Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity,
plus just a brief discussion of the ideas behind his theory of General
Relativity. The remainder of the course is an introduction to quantum
physics, beginning with a historical introduction, followed by applications
of the Schrödinger equation to simple systems. Physics 101B,
offered the following quarter, will treat further applications of quantum
theory to various fields of physics (atoms, solids, nuclei, and particles).
Last Updated: February 18, 1999