Week | Dates | Topics | Chapters in Book | Homework |
Assignment | ||||
1 | Wed 8/29 - Thur 8/30 | Introduction, Heat | FGT 17 | Set 1 solutions |
Monday, Sept 3 | No class (Labor Day) | |||
2 | Tue 9/4 - Thur 9/6 | Kinetic Theory | FGT 18 | Set 2 solutions |
3 | Mon 9/10 - Thur 9/13 | Thermodynamics | FGT 19, 20 | Set 3 solutions |
4 | Mon 9/17 - Thur 9/20 | Intro to Modern Physics | Thornton & Rex 1 | Set 4 solutions |
Thursday, Sept 20 | MT1 solutions | Practice 2 soln | Practice 1 soln | |
5 | Mon 9/24 - Thur 9/27 | Special Relativity | Thornton & Rex 2 | Set 5 solns |
6 | Mon 10/1 - Thur 10/4 | Photons | Thornton & Rex 3 | Set 6 solns |
7 | Mon 10/8 - Thur 10/11 | Atomic Structure | Thornton & Rex 4 | Set 7 solns |
8 | Mon 10/15 - Thur 10/18 | Waves | Thornton & Rex 5 | Set 8 solns |
Thursday, Oct 18 | MT2 solutions | Covers Weeks 5-8 | Practice MT2 solns | |
9 | Mon 10/22 - Thur 10/25 | Quantum Theory | Thornton & Rex 6 | Set 9 solns |
10 | Mon 10/29 - Thur 11/1 | The Hydrogen Atom | Thornton & Rex 7 | Set 10 solns |
11 | Mon 11/5 - Thur 11/8 | Many-Electron Atoms | Thornton & Rex 8 | Set 11 solns |
12 | Mon 11/12 - Thur 11/15 | Nuclear Properties | Thornton & Rex 12 | Set 12 solns |
Thursday, Nov 15 | MT3 solutions | Covers Weeks 8-11 | Practice MT3 solns | |
13 | Mon 11/19 - Wed 11/21 | Nuclear Interactions | Thornton & Rex 13 | Set 13 solns |
Thursday, Nov 22 | No class (Thanksgiving) | |||
14 | Mon 11/26 - Thur 11/29 | Elementary Particles | Thornton & Rex 14 | Set 14 solns |
15 | Mon 12/3 - Thur 12/6 | Cosmology | Thornton & Rex 16 | Study Guide |
16 | Tuesday, December 11 | Final Exam, 3:00 - 5:00 pm | Covers entire course | Practice Final solns |