PHYSICS 320: modern physics, fall 2017

Tim Gfroerer, Davidson College

 

Announcements and Class Demonstrations

 

*NOTE: Attendance at all physics seminars (click on EVENTS) is required.

 

Date Posted	Announcement or Demonstration
8/21	ECLIPSE FIELD TRIP!
8/23	Michelson and Kelvin quotes  . . .  Einstein quote.
8/30	Diagrams of twins in spacetime, Space-Time Worksheet
9/4	Simultaneity Physlet and Doppler Physlet
9/15	Blackbody Radiation Applet
9/20	Physlet Quantum Physics Sections 5.9 and 5.10: Waves and Uncertainty
9/22	Topics on Review #1
9/26	Quantum Physics with Conan and Jim (search for video link online)
9/26	Feynman and Bohr quotes
9/28	Stern-Gerlach Experiment
9/30	Delayed Choice Experiment: summary and full manuscript.
10/12	Connecting Classical and Quantum Mechanics
10/12	The password for opening the review solutions is PHY320
10/19	Physlet Quantum Physics Section 10.2
10/21	Physlet Quantum Physics Section 11.2
10/24	Physlet Quantum Physics Section 12.2
10/28	Transforming the 2D Scrodinger Equation to Polar Coordinates
10/31	Physlet Quantum Physics Sections 13.6, 13.8, and 13.9
11/2	Spherical volume element
11/2	Physlet Quantum Physics Section 13.8 Animation 2
11/4	The fine structure constant: How do you know?
11/9	Angular Momentum and B-Fields, Multi-electron level splitting
11/11	Physlet Quantum Physics Sections 11.4 - 11.6
11/14	Kronig-Penney Reference
11/14	Pauli didn't like semiconductors
11/16	Kronig-Penney Applet
11/16	Topics on Review #2
11/18	Equipartition Physlet
11/30	Evidence for the Big Bang: Hubble Expansion.
11/30	Recent high-redshift observations: Supernovae, Gamma-ray Bursts, Primordial Galaxies, and the Latest Record.
11/30	Expanding Space
12/2	BB evidence (continued): Microwave Background, more COBE images and WMAP website
12/2	Additional topics on Final Exam
12/5	CMBR/Nucleosynthesis Notebook, Abundance of nuclei

    

 

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