PHY 1970: Modern Physics

Prerequisite
PHY 1620 or PHY 1940

Corequisite
PHY 1972 Recitation

Special relativity, the particulate nature of radiation, the Bohr theory of the atom and its applications, de Broglie waves, and introductory quantum mechanics, including wells, barriers, and tunneling, the harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom.

Lecture, 3 hours. Recitation, 1 hour.

Credit
3 semester hours