Physics 101B
Modern Physics
Spring 1999
M,W,F 9:30—10:40 am, Earth & Marine Science B210.
Instructor: Robert Johnson
Office: Nat. Sci. II, Room 323; Phone 459-2125; FAX 459-5777
E-mail: johnson@scipp.ucsc.edu
Office hours: M,W,F 11:00—12:00 am.
Course web page: http://scipp.ucsc.edu/~johnson/phys101b/phys101b.html
TA: Paul Graham.
Discussion Section: Tuesdays, 7:00—8:30 pm, Kerr 283.
Office hours: TBD
Textbook: Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, 2nd Edition, by R. Eisberg and R. Resnick. Publisher: Wiley.
Tentative Syllabus
|
Week |
Dates |
Topics |
Chapter |
Homework due |
|
1 |
March 31 April 2 |
1-D quantum potentials Harmonic oscillator |
6.1–6.8 6.9 |
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2 |
April 5 April 7 April 9 |
Coulomb potential Orbital angular momentum Magnetic dipole moments and electron spin |
7.1–7.7 7.8–7.9 8.1–8.3 |
#1 |
|
3 |
April 12 April 14 April 16 |
Spin-orbit interaction Identical particles and the exclusion principle Multi-electron atoms and the periodic table |
8.4–8.6 9.1–9.3 9.4–9.8 |
#2 |
|
4 |
April 19 April 21 April 23 |
LS coupling and the Zeeman effect Quantum distribution functions Specific heat of a crystalline solid, photon gas |
10.1–10.7 11.1–11.4 11.5,11.8 |
#3 |
|
5 |
April 26 April 28 April 30 |
Light emission and absorption, Lasers Free electron gas Midterm Exam |
11.6,11.7 11.11
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6 |
May 3 May 5 May 7 |
Band theory of solids Electrical conduction Semiconductor devices |
13.1–13.3 13.4–13.8 13.9–13.10 |
#4 |
|
7 |
May 10 May 12 May 14 |
Nuclei and nuclear binding Liquid drop model and Fermi gas model Magic numbers and the shell model |
15.1–15.4 15.5,15.7 15.6,15.8 |
#5 |
|
8 |
May 17 May 19 May 21 |
Alpha Decay Beta and gamma decays Nuclear reactions, fission, fusion |
16.1–16.2 16.3–16.6 16.7–16.10 |
#6 |
|
9 |
May 24 May 26 May 28 |
Particles and the fundamental interactions Conservations laws: baryon number, lepton number, P, C, and T |
Chapter 17 |
#7 |
|
10 |
June 1 June 2 June 4 |
Quarks and Leptons Modern particle physics and gauge theories |
Chapter 18 |
#8 |