Physics 2170
Lecture Notes in PDF format
day 6: Time Dilation
no class
day 7: time dialation (the math)
day 8:Lorentz xforms
day 9: spacetime
day 10: energy & momentum
day 11: review
day 12: E/M waves review
day 13:E/M Waves 2
day 14: preclass notes photoelectric effect
day 15: preclass: finishing photo-electric
day16: preclass models & probability
day 17: prelcass rutherford and atoms
day 18: pre-class: spectra
day19: preclass lasers
day 20:preclass finish lasers; Balmer
day 21:preclass Bohr & de Broglie
day 22:preclass electron interference
day 23: preclass waves & probability
day 24: preclass: Heisenberg and Schrodinger
day 25:preclass Schrodinger & Potential
day 26:preclass free particle, and particle in a box
day 27:preclass particle in a box and finite well
day28: preclass finite well and tunneling
day 29: review
day 30:preclass tunneling
day31: preclass finish tunneling
day 32:prelcass alpha decay/ STMs supplementary PPT notes on shocks
day 33: preclass measurement
day 34: preclass expectation value, the CAT!, and quantum computers
day 35: preclass H-atom
day 36: preclass finish H-atom; start multi-elec.atoms
day 37:preclass finish atoms; bonding
day 38: preclass color
day 39: preclass band structure (conductors, insulators) supplemental PPT notes
day 40: prelcass Doping, N-P junctions: transistors (optional)
day 41: preclass finish PN; start Spin
day42: preclass Spin, MRI, start Review (optional notes on MRI in PPT)
Day 43: review