Physics 335:Fall 2006

Syllabus [ W : P ] : Assessable Learning Outcomes [ W : P ] : Schedule [ W : P ]

Final Exam Schedule Announced

Notes on Modern Physics lab writeups [ W : P ]

Date

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Event Information

 

 

Course Introduction

Tuesday August 22, 2006

Partial Derivative Worksheet

Worksheet 01: [ W : P ]

 Thursday August 24 2006

Time Dilation, Twin Paradox:

Especially Simple Simple Relativity Notes [ W : P ]

   

Gamma Factor vs. Beta Factor Spreadsheet

 

Simulations:

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

Tuesday August 29, 2006

Time dilation, Length Contraction, Velocity addition

Lorentz Transformations [ W : P ]

Thursday August 31, 2006

Simultaneity:Space - time intervals

Space-Time diagram  Notes [ W : P ]

 

Acceleration Transforms [ W : P ]

Interactive Space-Time Spreadsheet

   

Interactive Space-time Diagram

   

Twin Paradox and Muons [ W : P ]

   

Relativistic Doppler Shift Notes [ W : P ]

   

Classical Doppler Shift Animation

   

Tabulated Results of Frank-Mary Experiment

 

 

Relativistic Momentum [ W : P ]

 

2-D Collision in two frames

Mary and Frank Collision [Frank's Frame [Gif : wmv ] : Mary's Frame [Gif wmv ] ]

Thursday September 07, 2006

 

Relativistic Energy Derivations [ W : P ]

   

Worksheet 02

 

The "Oh my God!" particle

 

     
   

Mass Spectrometer [ W : P ]

Thursday September 14, 2006

Spreadsheet

Charge to Mass Ratio of the Electron [ W : P ]

 

Images

Electron Beam : E over M Experiment

Due Friday September 22 by noon

PW: test

Test 1 [ W : P ]

Thursday September 21, 2006

 

Wave Particle Duality

 

Electromagnetic Spectrum Chart

Black Body Radiation

 

Photoelectric Effect Applets:

(1) Older (2)ok (3) Quite good

Photoelectric effect notes [ W : P ]

 

   

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

Discharge Spectra Classification

   

Spectra Spreadsheet

 

Bohr Model Java applets: (1) (2) (3)

Bohr Model Worksheet and solutions

 

 Thompson model Java Applet (1)

Rutherford Scattering : Java applets (1) (2)

   

De Broglie Waves [ W : P ]

Tuesday October 03 2006

Lab

Photoelectric Effect [ W : P ] Spreadsheet

 

Lab

Visible Discharge Spectra [ W : P ] Spreadsheet Solutions

Nobel Prize Site

 

James Franck (1882 - 1964) N

Gustav Hertz (1887 - 1975) N

(nephew of Heinrich Hertz)

Franck Hertz Simulation

   

Davvison & Germer's experiment background info

   

X-ray and Electron diffraction

 

Frank Hertz Spreadsheet

Frank Hertz Spreadsheet

Tuesday October 10, 2006

 

Wave Motion Notes [ W : 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

     

October 17, 2006

 

Quantum Mechanics Notes 01 [ W : P ]

     
   

1D Quantum Square Well Wave Functions : n=1  n=5

October 17, 2006

 

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 : P ]

October 26, 2006

 

QM Worksheet [ W : P ]

October 31, 2006

The "Ghost" operator :)

Rectangular Barriers [ W : P ]

   

Rectangular Barriers Spreadsheet

   

Quantum SHO [ W : P ]

  They make really nice movies here

Wave functions extrodinare

  Test 2 [ W : P ]  
   

3D Quantum Square Well [ W : P ]

   

3D Square Well Spreadsheet

   

QM solution for the Hydrogen Atom [ W : 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 ]

 

Health Physics Society

 
   

Nuclear Physics 01 [ W : P ]

   

Nuclear Physics 02 [ W : P ]

   

Periodic Chart

   

Decay Scheme  [1 : 2]

   

Stopping of radiation by physics text

   

Black Holes, General Relativity and nice movies

 

IAEA

Information on Moe Berg [1 : 2 : 3 ]

 

Test 3