ARCHIVE FOR PHYSICS 2130 - Modern Physics for Engineering Majors.
This course was first developed and taught by Carl Wieman, Kathy Perkins, and Sam McKagan in Fall 2005 and Spring 2006. Noah Finkelstein took over the course in Fall 2006 - Spring 2007. Carl Wieman also taught a version of this course at the University of British Columbia in Summer 2009. In Fall 2007, much of the same material was used for Physics 2170, Modern Physics for Physics Majors (these specific materials include topics from special relativity).
These course materials were further modified in Fall 2010 by Charles Baily and Noah Finkelstein to include additional experiments on the foundations of quantum mechanics (e.g., single-quanta, delayed-choice experiments) and more explicit treatment of interpretive themes (indeterminacy, wave-particle duality, the reality of the wave funciton). These latest transformations are described in a short (4 pg) paper:
"Interpretive Themes in Quantum Physics: Curriculum Development and Outcomes"
...and are also addressed in Charles Baily's Ph.D dissertation.
The most recent implementations of these modern physics course materials:
To access the original course materials [Fall 2005 - Fall 2007], please email: (Charles.Baily@Colorado.EDU) and ask for the password to access the following links:
Fall 2005 Course Materials (Wieman, Perkins, McKagan)
Spring 2006 Course Materials (Wieman, Perkins, McKagan)
Fall 2006 Course Materials (Finkelstein)
Spring 2007 Course Materials (Finkelstein)
Modern Physics for Physics Majors - Fall 2007 Course Materials (Finkelstein and Bohn)
You don't need a password to access the following links:
A paper describing the reform of this course