LENGTH OF COURSE: One Semester (14 weeks)
CLASSROOM HOURS PER WEEK: 5 hours lecture
NUMBER OF UNITS OF CREDIT: 4 credits
TRANSFERABILITY:
SFU – Physics 2xx(3)
UBC - Physics 200(4)
UVic - Physics 215(1.5 units)
PRE-REQUISITES: Physics 120 and Mathematics 114
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
An intermediate level course in relativity and quantum mechanics. Topics include: special and general relativity; quantization of charge, light and energy; wave properties of matter; wave mechanics and its application to systems of atoms and nuclei.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week 1: Introduction to Relativity. Einstein’s Postulate. Lorentz Transformation
Week 2: Time Dilation and Length Contraction
Week 3: Doppler Effect. Twin Paradox
Week 4: Relativistic Momentum and Energy. Mass-Energy Conversion. Invariant Mass
Week 5: General Relativity
Week 6: Quantization of Charge, Light, and Energy
Week 7: Atomic Spectra.
Week 8: De Broglie Hypothesis. Wave packets. Wave Function
Week 9: Uncertainty Principle. Wave-Particle Duality
Week 10: Schrödinger Equation in One Dimension
Week 11: Schrödinger Equation in One Dimension
Week 12: Schrödinger Equation in Three Dimensions
Week 13: Schrödinger Equation in Three Dimensions
TEXTBOOK:
Paul A. Tipler, Ralph Llewellyn, Modern Physics, Fifth Edition, W.H. Freeman, 2007. Chapters of the textbook relevant to the above topics are: 1 - 7.
EVALUATION
Quizzes 5%
Midterm exams 30%
Assignments 15%
Final Exam 50%
INSTRUCTOR: