|
No. of lecture |
Scheduled
date |
Topics |
Extra
reading materials |
|
6 lecture |
24
Nov 04 (Wed)
25
Nov 04 (Thu)
26
Nov 04 (Fri)
1 Dec 04 (Wed)
2 Dec 04 (Thu)
3 Dec 04 (Fri)(Tutorial)
8 Dec 04 (Wed) |
Special theory of
Relativity:
Failure of Galilean transformation;
Michelson-Morley experiment;
Einstein postulates; time dilation; length contraction;
Lorentz
transformation of space-time and velocities;
relativistic dynamics
|
-
The
development of Physics
and Modern Physics
-
Michelson-Morley
experiment
-
Ether
-
Relativity
-
Time
|
|
6 lecture |
9 Dec 04 (Thu)
10 Dec 04 (Fri)
(Tutorial)
15 Dec 04 (Wed)
16 Dec 04 (Thu)
17 Dec 04 (Fri)
(1st
Test)
22 Dec 04 (Wed)
23
Dec 04 (Thu)
24 Dec 04 (Fri)
(Tutorial)
29 Dec 04 (Wed) |
Particle
properties of radiation:
A general revision on the
nature of wave and particles; light as EM radiation;
photoelectricity; Compton
Effect,
X-rays,
Bragg’s diffraction of X-ray,
Pair
production and annihilation.
|
-
Electromagnetic waves:
(Colorado
University)
-
photon
-
photoelectric effect
-
X-rays:
|
|
4 lecture |
30 Dec 04 (Thu)
31 Dec 04 (Fri)
(Tutorial)
5 Jan 05 (Wed)
6 Jan 05 (Thu)
7 Jan 05 (Fri)
(Tutorial)
12 Jan 05 (Wed) |
Wave properties of particles:
Wave-particle duality;
de
Broglie postulate,
Davisson-Gremer
experiment;
infinite quantum well;
|
-
Quantum theory
|
|
6 lecture |
13 Jan 05 (Thu)
14 Jan 05 (Fri)
(Tutorial)
19 Jan 05 (Wed)
20 Jan 05 (Thu)
21 Jan 05 (Fri) (Public
Holidays)
26 Jan 05 (Wed)
27 Jan 05 (Thu)
28 Jan 05 (Fri)(Tutorial)
2 Feb 05 (Wed) |
Introductory quantum mechanics:
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle,
statistical interpretation
of radiation;
Born's
probabilistic interpretation, infinite quantum
well;
Schrodinger Equation;
quantum
tunneling effect
|
-
Introduction to quantum mehcanics
|
|
5 lecture |
3 Feb 05 (Thu)
4 Feb 05 (Fri) (class
cancel)
9,10,11 Feb 05 ( CNY
Holidays)
16 Feb 05 (Wed)
17 Feb 05 (Thu)
18 Feb 05 (Fri) (2ndTest)
23 Feb 05 (Wed)
24 Feb 05 (Thu) |
Atomic
models:
Atomic spectrum,
Thompson model,
Rutherford model;
Bohr hydrogen-like model;
Frank-Hertz experiment, Correspondence
principle |
-
Quantum
Atom:
(Colorado
University)
|
|
|
25 Feb 05 (Fri) |
Class
Revision, no tutorial, meet in the lecture
Hall |
|