Physics 335:Fall 2012

Syllabus: Assessable Learning Outcomes : Schedule :Notes on Modern Physics lab writeups

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Course Introduction

Week starting August 21

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 27

Simulations:

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


Time dilation, Length Contraction,
Relativistic Velocity addition

Lorentz Transformations [ O : W : P ]

Week starting September 03
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 10
 

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 24

 

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 of September 24
Test 1
 
 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
Week of October 15
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 22
  Nobel Prize Site



Franck Hertz Simulations
a: requires shockwave
b: under java (German)
  Experiment Notes [P]
An example of the capture of the 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 29

Lab: Spectra Spreadsheet



 Solutions (not linked)

Visible Discharge Spectra [ W : P ]

LAB: Frank Hertz Spreadsheet

TekTIFF screen capture to C:

 
test 2

Week of November 05

 

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 12
 

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 19
  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

 Week Starting November 26
  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 December 03

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

Week of December 03
test 3

   

Black Holes, General Relativity and nice movies

 


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