PHY 123 Waves and Modern Physics

Semester: Spring and Summer II (B-6)
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisite: PHY 121, PHY 122 ; MTH 163 or MTH 165 (may be taken concurrently).

Third semester of a three-course sequence for students planning to majoring in physics, other physical sciences and engineering. Wave motion, physical optics, special relativity, photoelectric effect, Compton effect, X-rays, wave properties of particles. Schrödinger's equation applied to a particle in a box, penetration of a barrier, the hydrogen atom, the harmonic oscillator, the uncertainty principle, Rutherford scattering, the time-dependent Schrödinger equation and radioactive transitions, many electron atoms and molecules, statistical mechanics and selected topics in solid state physics, nuclear physics and particle physics. In addition to Two 75-minutes lectures each week, One workshop/recitation each week and One three-hour laboratory every other week is required. Laboratory registration is at the same time as the course registration. Workshop/recitation times are determined by the instructor. Offered in the Spring, Summer II (B-6).

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