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8/22/03
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SyllabusModern Physics (TTVN based upper division distance education physics course originating at TAMUK) |
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Modern Physics
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H102
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Course Description:
3343. Modern Physics I 3(3-0)
A course in special relativity and elementary quantum mechanics. Topics
include space-time, relativistic energy and momentum, the uncertainty principle,
Schrödingerís equation, observables and operators, bound states, potential
barriers, and the hydrogen atom. Prerequisite: PHYS 2326/2126. Corequisite:
MATH 3315 or MATH 3320.
Course
Objective:To
provide the student with an introductory knowledge of modern physics.
Student
Learner Outcomes:
At the successful
completion of this course, the student will demonstrate the ability to
apply a basic understanding of the concepts of modern physics to solve
quantitative problems in relativity and quantum mechanics by successful
completion of an assessment exam.
Instructor:
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Dr. Lionel D. Hewett @ TAMUK
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Room: H205
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Hours: 2-5 daily
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| Dr. M.K.Balasubramanya @ TAMUCC | Room: ST 319-C | Tues 11:30-12:20, Wed 4:30-5:20 |
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Phone: 361/593-2622
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FAX: 361/593-2184
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E-mail: L-Hewett@tamuk.edu
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Mail: Lionel D. Hewett, MSC 175, TAMUK, Kingsville, TX 78363-8202
Text Books:
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Modern Physics, 2nd Ed.; by Serway, Moses,
Moyer; Saunders College Publishing, ISBN 0-03-001547-2
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Modern Physics, 3rd Ed.; by Tipler and Llewellyn;
W.H. Freeman and Co, ISBN 1-57259-164-1
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Grading:
(Subject to change as the semester progresses.)
25% - Daily Quizzes:
The material in this course cannot be learned in an intensive effort to cram for exams. The effort must be distributed throughout the semester with time taken to ponder the concepts and to practice working the problems. Therefore, the student is required to submit his or her answers to daily quizzes either in class or by email as required by the professor.
50% - Tests:(Drop
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Test 1
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Sept. 12
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Ch. 1
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Unit 1. Relativity
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Test 2
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Oct. 3
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Ch. 2-4
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Unit 2. Particle/Wave Duality
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Test 3
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Oct. 24
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Ch. 5-6
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Unit 3. Quantum Mechanics in 1-D
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Test 4
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Nov. 12
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Ch. 7-8
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Unit 4. Quantum Mechanics in 3-D
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Test 5
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Dec. 3
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Ch. 9
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Unit 5. Statistical Quantum Mechanics
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25% - Final Exam:
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Final Exam
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Dec. 5, 1 pm
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Ch. 1-9
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All of the above
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