Week Dates Topics Chapters in Book Homework
        Assignment
1 Wed 8/31 - Thur 9/1 Introduction, Heat FGT 17 Set 1
  Monday, Sept 5 No class (Labor Day)    
2 Tue 9/6 - Thur 9/8 Kinetic Theory FGT 18 Set 2
3 Mon 9/12 - Thur 9/15 Thermodynamics FGT 19, 20 Set 3
4 Mon 9/19 - Thur 9/22 Intro to Modern Physics Thornton & Rex 1 Set 4
  Thursday, Sept 22 First Midterm Exam Covers Weeks 1-4
5 Mon 9/26 - Thur 9/29 Special Relativity Thornton & Rex 2 Set 5
6 Mon 10/3 - Thur 10/6 Photons Thornton & Rex 3 Set 6
7 Mon 10/10 - Thur 10/13 Atomic Structure Thornton & Rex 4 Set 7
8 Mon 10/17 - Thur 10/20 Waves Thornton & Rex 5 Set 8
  Thursday, Oct 20 Second Midterm Exam Covers Weeks 5-8
9 Mon 10/24 - Thur 10/27 Quantum Theory Thornton & Rex 6 Set 9
10 Mon 10/31 - Thur 11/3 The Hydrogen Atom Thornton & Rex 7 Set 10
11 Mon 11/7 - Thur 11/10 Many-Electron Atoms Thornton & Rex 8 Set 11
12 Mon 11/14 - Thur 11/17 Nuclear Properties Thornton & Rex 12 Set 12
  Thursday, Nov 17 Third Midterm Exam Covers Weeks 9-12
13 Mon 11/21 - Wed 11/23 Nuclear Interactions Thornton & Rex 13 Set 13
  Thursday, Nov 24 No class (Thanksgiving)    
14 Mon 11/28 - Thur 12/1 Elementary Particles Thornton & Rex 14 Set 14
15 Mon 12/5 - Thur 12/8 Cosmology Thornton & Rex 16 Formula Sheet
16 Monday, December 12 Final Exam, 3:00 - 5:00 pm Covers entire course