Welcome to the PHYS 2402 Course :: Spring 2012

2402. [PHYS 2427] Principles of Physics III
Prerequisite or corequisite: PHYS 2401.
Study of atomic, molecular, and nuclear phenomena.
Relativity, quantum effects, hydrogen atom, many electron atoms, some molecular physics. Includes laboratory.
Course Syllabus::    Dr.Lee's class (2402)

Class Scedule

• TT 11:00am - 12:20pm @ SC 112
  

Course Text

Modern Physics, 2nd edition, by Randy Harris (ISBN-10: 0805303081 or ISBN-13: 9780805303087)

A Guide for the Perplexed Experiments in Physics (Version 3.0)

Course Coverage

• We will start with a discussion of special theory of relativity, move to simple quantum mechanical system and explore the Schrodinger equation.We will later concentrate on the hydrogen atom and spectroscopy.
• Time permitting; the course will cover material from the first 10 chapters in the text.

Grading Policy

The following scores will be accumulated during the course of the semester:


• 3 In-Class Quizzes + HW (20%)
• Lab work (25%)
• Term Paper + Presentation (10%)
• Mid-term Exam (20%)
• Final Exam(25%)
  
  No makeup exams or quizzes will be given.
  Your letter grade will be determined according to the following scale: 100-85:A, 85-70:B, 70-60:C, 60-50:D and 50-0:F.
  

Homework

• Homework sets will be assigned regularly (see class schedule) and will be based on the material presented in class.
• The assignments will be collected and there will be 20-minute-long quizzes on the dates indicated based on the assignments.
• There will be 3 sets; Q1 to Q3
• HW Assignments:

  DATE	Chapter	Homework Assignments	Answers
  1/26	2	20, 26, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, 55, 58, 63, 65
  2/2	2	70, 75, 76, 87, 92, 97, 104, 111
  2/14	3	13, 17, 23, 25, 28, 31, 37, 38, 41, 44
  2/21	4	13, 15, 20, 31, 36, 41, 48, 53, 63, 66
  3/6	5	24, 28, 31, 34, 50, 57, 59, 69
  3/27	6	15, 18, 24, 28, 36
  4/3	7	18, 20, 23, 32, 37, 38, 45, 47, 53, 57, 60
  4/12	8	30, 31, 35, 41, 49

Paper

• A term paper will be written (5-10 pages) and orally presented (15 minutes).
• Topic for the term paper will be decided in consultation with the instructor based on the topics covered in the lab and the course.
• The term paper will have to conform to either MS word or Physical Review,RevTeX4, see URL guidelines.
• Term paper grade is 10% of your grade.
• I encourage you to attend the Physics Colloquim. You might find a topic interesting and decide to write your paper on that.

Course Materials

• PHYS 2402 Lab Manual: PDF
• PHYS 2402 Lab Schedule: 2402-501 (Monday at 2:00pm) and 2402-502 (Wednesday at 2:00pm)
• PHYS 2402 Lab TA: Ganga Jayarathna, e-mail: ganga.jayarathna@ttu.edu
• Physics Colloquim: Scedule