PHY3063: HONORS MODERN PHYSICS
Applets
Chapter 1: Special Relativity
- Chapter 2 of Physlets, plus physlets 3.5 and 3.6
- Measure c at home!
- Michelson Morley Experiment
- The Paradox of Special Relativity
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Chapter 2: Special Relativity
- Chapter 3 of Physlets (not 5 and 6)
- Solution, Problem 2.21
- PET Animation, PET I (nuclear physics section), II III, IV
- General Relativity I, II
- GR Video I
- New telescope to test GR(2012!), updated info!
- How GPS works, requires relativity!
- Gravitational Lensing
Chapters 1 and 2 Summary
list of derivations done in class, examples done in class, suggested problem material for exam and finalChapter 3: Quantization
- Chapter 4 of Physlets (1-5), plus physlets 5.2, and 5.4 - 5.7
- Additional Information on Cosmic Microwave Background (pptx)
- DNA X-ray discovery, II
Chapter 4: Nuclear and Atomic Stuff
- Chapter 4 of Physlets (6-9)
- X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
- see Problems with the Bohr Model
- Physics 2000: fun, plain English descriptions of a variety of phenomenon: X-Rays, CAT scans, Microwave Ovens, Lasers, etc. (go to Table of Contents in upper left). Includes lots of animations and cool facts
- Most Probable Radius for H
Chapters 3 and 4 Summary
list of derivations done in class, examples done in class, suggested problem materialChapter 5: Wavelike Properties of Particles
- Chapter 5 of Physlets (3-10)
- Textbook website, Chapter 5: Two-Slit Interference Pattern
Chapter 6: Quantumy Stuff
- Chapter 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 of Physlets (all)
- Textbook website, Chapter 6: Graphical Solution of the Finite Square Well, Transitions between Energy States, Tunnel Diodes
Chapter 7: Quantumy Stuff part Duex
- Textbook website, Chapter 7: Multielectron Atoms, Zeeman Effect, Classical Concept review #19 (Spectroscopic Notation)
Chapters 5, 6, 7 (aka Test 2 material) Summary
list of topics covered, examples done in class, suggested problem materialSch. Flow Chart
how I would figure out how to solve a qm particle problemPossible Exam Material, ch 5-7, handout in class
These slides cover theory knowledge and derivations that are acceptable questions for the Final. This material comes 100% from the in class lectures and suggested problems at the end of the chaptesr. ** PLEASE ** study the examples at the end of the chapters, and ones we have done in class!Chapter 11: Nuclear Physics
- Nuclear Power supplement from textbook website, Chapter 11
- Interaction of Particles and Matter supplement from textbook website, Chapter 11
- Radiation Risks and Ethics
- Blind Analysis Slides
Chapter 12: Particle Physics
Chapters 11, 12 Summary
list of topics covered, examples done in class, suggested problem materialPossible Exam Material, ch 11, 12
These slides cover theory knowledge and derivations that are acceptable questions for the Final. This material comes 100% from the in class lectures and suggested problems at the end of the chaptesr. ** PLEASE ** study the examples at the end of the chapters, and ones we have done in class!Other Resources
- Powers of 10
- OMG Space!
- AAAS (American Assoc. for Advancement of Science)
- Nature Magazine
- Physics To Go
- APS Physics News
- Florida Citizens for Science
- Physical Sciences Resource Center
- Teaching Physics resources
- Interactive Physics Simulations
- Quantum Physics online
- Physics for the 21st Century
- Understanding Science: How science really works
- Symmetry Magazine, a joint FNAL-SLAC publication
- CERN Courier magazine
- CERN Press Office, links to several publications