Physics 2130
Lecture Notes

Week #

Tues

Thurs

1. 1/12

Day 1 prelecture; Intro Math & EM Waves

Day 2: prelecture; EM Waves notes

2. 1/19

Day 3 prelecture and 2pp, notes: waves & interference

Day 4: prelecture (6pp and 2pp); photoelectric 1

3. 1/26

Day 5: prelecture & 2pp notes; Photoelectric 2 & models

Day 6: prelecture and 2pp notes; Atomic Spectra

4. 2/2

Day 7: prelecture & 2pp notes; finish spectra & lasers

Day 8: prelecture and 2pp; Balmer, Bohr

5. 2/9

Day 9: prelecture & 2pp notes; finish Bohr& review for midterm and 2pp ver.

Day 10: funsheet excercize #1

6. 2/16

Day11: prelecture & 2pp notes: photons, spin, Stern-Gerlach

Day 12: prelcass & 2pp notes; Stern Gerlach and Probability

7. 2/23

Day13: prelecture & 2pp notes; EPR &entanglement

Day 14: preclass & 2pp; single photon experiments

8. 3/2

Day15: prelecture & 2pp notes; complmentarity and matter waves

Day 16: preclass & 2pp; matter waves, wave functions, and uncertainty

9. 3/9

Day17: prelecture & 2pp; finish uncertainty, Schrodinger Eq

Day 18:preclass & 2pp; potential wells & begin tunneling

10. 3/16

Day19: prelecture notes, Tutorial, midterm review prep; Complete review notes (tunneling and review)

Day 20: midterm ][

12. 3/30

Day21: preclass & 2pp notes; finish tunneling, alpha decay

Day 22: preclass & 2pp; Scanning Tunneling Microsopes

13. 4/6

Day23: preclass & 2pp; measurement & H-atom

Day 24: preclass & 2pp; Shrodinger Atom quantum #'s)

14. 4/13

Day25: preclass & 2pp; molecular bonding and band structure

Day 26: class notes (band gaps), and LED class activity.

15. 4/20

Day27: preclass & 2pp; PN junctions & begin nukes

Day 28: preclass & v2; nuclear energy/weapons

16. 4/27

Day29: preclass & 2pp; cosmology & review

Day 30: preclass; review & 2pp fmt

Final exam May 5, 7:30p G1b20