Modern Physics I: Physics 211

Syllabus
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Textbook
Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 2nd Ed.
by John Taylor et al.

Overview of this course

This course is a discussion of the more important topics which show the departure of physics from its classical roots, namely, relativity, the strange behaviors of light and of matter on a small scale, atomic structure, and Quantum Mechanics.

Prerequisite(s): PHY 123.
Credits: 3

Problem Sets

Problem Set 1
Problem Set 2
Problem Set 3
Problem Set 4
Problem Set 5
Problem Set 6

Homework

14-Nov-2024 Listen to Feynman Lecture #37; this link goes to the text, and in the upper right you will see an icon for the audio. You can also see photos of the original lecture boards.

Pluto Notebooks

Fourier.zip