Sonoma State University
Fall 2005
Physics 314
J.S. Tenn
Outline
with references to
text
Introduction
(Ch. 1)
Dimensions and units
(
more
)
Why you must always include correct units (see paragraph 6)
The Special Theory of Relativity
(Ch. 2)
Time dilation
Quantization
(Ch. 3)
Blackbody Radiation
Photoelectric Effect
(
history
) (
cartoon
)
De Broglie Waves and Wave Packets
(Ch. 4)
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
The Bohr Atom
(Ch. 6)
Rutherford’s original paper
(also
here
)
Bohr Atom
(
Bohr’s original paper
)
The Schrödinger equation
(Ch. 5)
Postulates
Bound states
The step potential
and
tunneling
The Gamma Function (
pdf
or
gif
)
The Hydrogen Atom According to Quantum Mechanics
(Ch. 7)
The Central Potential
(a more detailed treatment)
(
an advanced treatment
)
Atomic Quantum Numbers and Selection Rules
Many-Electron Atoms
(Sect. 8.1-8.3)
The Pauli Exclusion Principle
Introduction to Statistical Mechanics
(Ch. 10)
Classical Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Statistical Mechanics
Introduction to Atomic Nuclei
(Ch. 12, 13)
The ABC's of Nuclear Science
(
Basics
)
Table of the Nuclides
Curve of Binding Energy—Fission and Fusion
One Lecture on Particle Physics
(Sect. 14.2-14.3)
The Particle Adventure
Favorite Physics Links
Educational Resources
Physics 2000
Please send comments, additions, corrections, and questions to
joe.tenn@sonoma.edu
JST
2005-10-18
