Physics 335:Fall 2014

SyllabusSchedule : Full Syllabus


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Course Introduction


Week starting August 19

Partial Derivative Worksheet

Worksheet 01: [O: W : P ]


 

Time Dilation, Twin Paradox:

Especially Simple Special Relativity Notes [ O : W : P ]


   

Gamma Factor vs. Beta Factor Spreadsheet


 Week starting August 25

Simulations:

Relative Motion: fixed (01) (02)  Comoving (01) (02)



Time dilation, Length Contraction,
Relativistic Velocity addition

Lorentz Transformations [ O : W : P ]


Week starting September 01
Acceleration Transformations [ O : W : P ]

 

Space Time diagrams

Space-Time diagram  Notes [ O : W : P ]


  Simultaneity:Space - time intervals

Interactive Space-Time Spreadsheet 06  [O]


 Week starting September 08
 

external: Interactive Space-time Diagram


   

Twin Paradox and Muons [ O:W: P ]


   

Relativistic Doppler Shift Notes [ W :O: P ]


   

Classical Doppler Shift Animation


   

Tabulated Results of Frank-Mary Experiment


Week starting September 15

 

Relativistic Momentum [ W : O : P ]


 

2-D Collision in two frames

Mary and Frank Collision
Frank's Frame [Gif : wmv ]
 Mary's Frame [Gif wmv ]


 

 

Relativistic Energy Derivations [ W : O : P ]



 

Worksheet 02 (Not Linked)






 

The "Oh my God!" particle (backup)

Lab 01: Speed of Light Derivation [ P ]
Spreadsheet Calculator


 Week starting September 22

Selected Topics from Chapter 3
e/m measurement
determination of e
Line spectra
Photoelectric effect

Monday September 22
Test 1
 
Week starting September 29

Selected topics from Chapter 3

 Week of October 08
 

Millikan Oil Drop Experiment




 JJ Thompson Nobel Prize site
From AIP

   

Mass Spectrometer [ W :O: P ]



Spreadsheet

Charge to Mass Ratio of the Electron Lab


 


Images :Electron Beam : E over M Experiment


 

 

Wave Particle Duality [ppt:P]



Blackbody radiation Java Applets
[1] [2] [3]
BlackBody Radiation Notes [W:P]
Image from RPI

October 09 - October 12

Fall Break

Week of October 13
Electromagnetic Spectrum Chart





Photoelectric Effect Spreadsheet
Photoelectric Effect Notes [W:O:P] lab [W:O:P] Java Simulation

   

James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

Robert Bunsen (1811-1899):  JJ Balmer (1825-1898)

 JJ Thompson (1856-1940):  Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937)

 Niels Bohr (1885-1962):  Prince Louis-Victor de Broglie (1892-1987)

 Albert Einstein (1879(Ulm)-1955) : Leucippus of Miletus (480BC-420BC)


 

Elemental Discharge Spectra
Another link

Discharge Spectra Classification [W:P]


   



 

Bohr Model Java applets: (1) (2) (3)

Bohr Model Worksheet [W:P] and solutions


 

 Thompson model Java Applet (1)

Rutherford Scattering : Java applets (1)


 Week beginning October 20
  Nobel Prize Site




Franck Hertz Simulations
a: requires shockwave
b: under java (German)
Another link
  Experiment Notes [P]



LAB: Frank Hertz Spreadsheet An example of screen capture from  Franck Hertz experiment

1924
De Broglie Waves [  P ]

Davvison & Germer's experiment background info
X-ray and Electron diffraction [W:O:P]

Week of October 27

Lab: Spectra Spreadsheet





Visible Discharge Spectra [ W : P ]




 Monday October 27
Test 2


Week of November 03

 

Wave Motion Notes [ W : O: P ]


 

Animations

Formation of standing waves  : Encore


   

Superposition of waves (beat formation)


 

 

Co-moving Observer


   

Moving Spreading Gaussian Wave packet


   

Spreading Wavepacket with cars


   

Slinky:
Longitudinal Pulse :Collision:
 Transverse Pulse: Collision


   

Harmonic Traveling Wave on an Infinite String : 001 and Spooky


 

Java Applet (External)

Fourier Synthesis for Sound


 

 




 

Quantum Mechanics Notes 01 [ W :O: P ]


     
 Week starting November 10
 

1D Quantum Square Well Wave Functions : n=1  n=5


 

 

1D QM square well java applet


   

Mixed State 1D Quantum Square Well Wave Functions:2,3 : 2,4 : 3,5


   

Quantum Mechanics Notes 02 [ W :O: P ]


 

 

QM Worksheet [ W :O: P ]



The "Haloween" operator :)

Rectangular Barriers [ W :O: P ]


   

Rectangular Barriers Spreadsheet


 Week starting November 17
  Quantum Wave Functions

Quantum SHO [ W :O: P ]: sloped square well


  They make really nice movies here

 Wave functions extrodinare


   

3D Quantum Square Well [ W :O: P ]


   

3D Square Well Spreadsheet



  Useful Page [W:O:P]

QM solution for the Hydrogen Atom [ W :O: P ]


   

Magnetic Effects [ W : P ]


   

Probability Distribution Functions [ W : P ]



 

Total Angular Momentum [ W : P ]


   

How to use circles to show addition of angular momentum [ W : P ]



      

Week starting November 24

Health Physics Society

 
    IAEA

Nuclear Physics 01 [ W : P ]


   

Nuclear Physics 02 [ W : P ]


    Periodic Chart



   

Decay Scheme [W : P ]
 [1:xls : 2:Image]


   

Stopping of radiation by physics text


November 26 - November 30

Thanksgiving break

Monday December 01
Test 3


  Week starting December 01  

Black Holes, General Relativity and nice movies


 


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