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Content
Understand the concept of Reference point. Define the Special and general theories of relativity. Make Galileo conversions. Establish a relationship between mass and energy. Understand the Doppler Effect. Comprehend the particle properties of waves. Understand the wave properties of particles. Know and apply the uncertainty principle. Know the Atomic structure and development. Describe the series of spectra. Know Frank-Hertz experiment. Know the basic operating principle of the laser.
Chapter 1. Relativity
Relativity. What's it All About?
Galilean Relativity
Einstein's Principle of Relativity
Events and Measurements
The Relativity of Simultaneity
Thime Dilation
Lenght Contraction
The Lorentz Transformations
Relativistic Momentum
Relativistic Energy
Matter and Light
The Emission and Absorption of Light
Cathode Rays and X Rays
The Discovery of the Electron
The Fundamental Unit of Charge
The Discovery of the Nucleus
Into the Nucleus
Classical Physics at the Limit
Chapter 2. The Foundations of Modern Physics
Chapter 3. Quantization
The Photoelectric Effect
Einstein's Explanation
Photons
Matter Waves and Energy Quantization
Bohr's Model of Atomic Quantization
The Bohr Hydrogen Atom
The Hydrogen Spectrum
Chapter 4. Wave Functions and Uncertainty
Waves, Particles and the Double Slit Experiment
Connecting the Waves and Photon Views
The Wave Function
Normalization
Wave Packets
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Chapter 5. One Dimensional Quantum Mechanics
The Schrodinger's Equation
A Particle in a Rigid Box
The Correspondence Principle
Finite Potential Wells
Wave Functions Shapes
The Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
More Quantum Models
Quantum Mechanical Tunnelng
Chapter 6. Atomic Physics
The Hydrogen Atom: Angular Momentum and Energy
The Hydrogen Atom: Wave Functions and Probability
The Electron's Spin
Multielectron Atoms
The Periodic Table
Excited States and Spectra
Liftimes of Excited States
Stimulated Emission and Lasers
Chapter 7. Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Structure
Nuclear Stability
The Strong Force
The Shell Model
Radiation and Radiactivity
Nuclear Decay Mechanisms
Biological Applcations of Nuclear Physics
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