PHEN 2110 Modern Physics
This course constitutes a survey of physics since 1900. Topics to be covered include special relativity, blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, Compton scattering, quantum theory, wave particle duality, DeBroglie waves, Bohr model of the atom, quantum mechanics and the Schrodinger equation in one dimension, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, quantization in many electron atoms, statistical physics, lasers, X ray spectra, molecular structure, solid state physics, nuclear structure, and nuclear reactions. No lab is required.
Prerequisite
PHYS 1220
Offered
Fall