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1 lecture
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-1.
The program of physics (msword, update 01Nov03)
lecture 1
(zipped power point):
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13 Nov 03 (Thu)
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6 lectures
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0.
Special theory of Relativity (pdf, update 2Dec03)
Extra reading
material
- Michelson-Morley experiment: http://www.phys.virginia.edu/classes/109N/lectures/michelson.html
- Ether
- Relativity
- Time
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lecture cancelled - due
to technical fault (LCD not functioning). Apology
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15 Nov 03 (Fri)
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lecture
2 (zipped power point): Failure of Galilean transformation;
Michelson-Morley experiment
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19 Nov 03
(Wed)
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lecture
3 (zipped power point) (update 21 Nov 03): Einstein
postulates; time dilation
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20 Nov 03 (Thu)
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lecture 4 (zipped power point) (update 21 Nov
03): length contraction; Lorentz
transformation of space-time and velocities
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21 Nov 03 (Fri)
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Raya holidays - no
lectures
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27,28,29 Nov 03 (Wed,Thu,Fri)
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lecture
5 (zipped power point)(update 3 Dec 03): relativistic dynamics
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3 Dis 03 (Wed)
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lecture 6
(power point) (update 6 Dec 03): relativistic dynamics
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4 Dis 03 (Thu)
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lecture
7 (power point) (update 6 Dec 03): relativistic dynamics
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5 Dec 03 (Fri)
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2 lectures
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1.
Some preliminary wave physics (msword, update 01Nov03)
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lecture
8 (zipped power point) (update 10 Dec 03):
A general revision on the nature of wave
and particles; classical uncertainty relation for classical wave
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10 Dec 03 (Wed)
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lecture
9 (zipped power point) (update 10 Dec 03):
A general revision on the nature of wave;
light as EM radiation
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11 Dec 03 (Thu)
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TUTORIAL
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12 Dec 03 (Fri)
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5 lectures
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2. Particle
properties of radiation [1st
part(msword,
update 17Dec03), 2nd
part(msword,
update 29Dec03)]
Extra reading
material
- photon
- photoelectric
effect
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lecture
10 (zipped power point) (update 17 Dec 03):
Photoelectricity
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17 Dec 03 (Wed)
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lecture
11 (zipped power point) (update 17 Dec 03):
Photoelectricity
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18 Dec 03 (Thu)
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lecture
12 (zipped power point) (update 19 Dec 03):
Compton Effect
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19 Dec 03 (Fri)
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lecture
13 (zipped power point) (update: 24 Dec 03):
X-rays
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24 Dec 03 (Wed)
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No lecture -
Christmas
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25 Dec 03 (Thu)
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Tutorial
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26 Dec 03 (Fri)
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lecture
14 (zipped power point) (update: 29 Dec 03):
Bragg’s
diffraction of X-ray, pair production and annihilation, wave- particle
duality
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31 Dec 03 (Wed)
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3 lectures
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3.
Wave properties of particles (msword, update 01Nov03)
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No lecture -
first day of year 2004
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1 Jan 04 (Thu)
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2 Jan 04 (Fri)
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7 Jan 04 (Wed)
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8 Jan 04 (Thu)
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4 lectures
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4.
Introductory quantum mechanics (msword, update 01Nov03)
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9 Jan 04 (Fri)
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14 Jan 04 (Wed)
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15 Jan 04 (Thu)
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First test, 50
mins, 25 objective questions on (1) SR, (2) particle properties of
radiation, (3) wave properties of particles
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16 Jan 04 (Fri)
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No lecture -
Chinese New Year eve, 1st and 2nd day of Chinese New Year
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21,22,23 Jan 04 (Wed,Thu,Fri)
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28 Jan 04 (Wed)
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5 lectures
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5.
Atomic models (msword, update 01Nov03)
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29 Jan 04 (Thu)
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30 Jan 04 (Fri)
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4 Feb 04 (Wed)
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No lecture -
Public Holiday
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5 Feb 04 (Thu)
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6 Feb 04 (Fri)
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11 Feb 04 (Wed)
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TEST
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12 Feb 04 (Thu)
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Tutorial
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13 Feb 04 (Fri)
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