Required Text:

• Kenneth Krane   Modern Physics  (2^nd Edition)        John Wiley & Sons, 1996
  

Course Prerequisites:

• Physics 340 and Math 216 
  

  Course Structure:

This course is a quantitative introduction to modern physics and includes a review of electromagnetic waves, the relationship of particles and waves, the Schrödinger equation applied to barrier problems, atomic structure and the interpretation of quantum numbers, the exclusion principle and its applications, structure of solids. This course includes a survey of the topics and techniques in several subfields of physics, including Solid State, Atomic, Nuclear, and Particle Physics. The class will meet as a lecture group. Applications of the principles will be consideredin the lecture section on a regular basis.

Grading

• Midterm        30%
• Final Exam    40%
• Homework    30% 

Homework

• Must be handed in on time for credit

• Must be written neatly on stapled paper

• Must show derivations and clearly labeled answers  (circle answers)

• Solutions will be handed out after the homework is due

General Remarks

• Lectures:    

  • The course will be based equally on the lectures and the text book. The text book will also provide the homework problems.
  • If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to learn the material covered during the class.  I am not going to repeat the lecture.
• Exams:
  • There will be one 50-minute midterm exam given during regular class hours on Friday, February  25. There will be no makeup exam. If for any legitimate reason, e.g. illness, you cannot be present for the exam, notify me PRIOR to the examination time.
  • The final exam is currently scheduled for Monday, April 24 at 10:30 – 1:30 pm. If you have 3 final exams on the same day or a final exam conflict, please notify me in writing during the next few weeks. If you cannot take the scheduled final exam, you must take the make- up exam in September, 2000.
  • All exams will be closed book. Necessary constants and formulas will  be provided. Bring a calculator to the examinations. Mistakes are made occasionally on grading exams or homework. If you feel that an error was made, you have one week from the day the exam or homework was returned to submit for a re-grade. All requests for  re-grading and questions about grading must be in writing and NOTHING must be written or changed on your exam or homework.