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PHYSICS 2C03

MODERN PHYSICS

Undergraduate

Fall 2026 · C01

Readings

  • Modern Physics Ed: 2
    Harris · 2 · Required
    ISBN 9780805303087
Fall 2025 · C01

Readings

  • Modern Physics Ed: 2
    Harris · 2 · Suggested
    ISBN 9780805303087
Fall 2024 · Draft · C01

Special relativity. Introductory quantum physics. Three lectures; one term

Readings

Fall 2024 · C01

Topics

  • Introduction to the Special and General Theories of Relativity [Chapter 2]
  • Waves and Particles I [Chapter 3]
  • Waves and Particles II [Chapter 4]
  • Bound States: Simple Cases [Chapter 5]
  • Unbound States: Steps, Tunneling, and Wave-Particle Propagation [Chapter 6]
  • Quantum Mechanics in Three Dimensions and the Hydrogen Atom [Chapter 7]
  • Spin and Atomic Physics [Chapter 8 – primarily spin]
  • Nuclear Physics [Chapter 11 – primarily nuclear binding and radioactivity]

Readings

  • Modern Physics
    Randy Harris · 2007 · 2nd · Required
    Pearson/Addison Wesley · ISBN 978-0805303087
  • University Physics, Vol. 3
    Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny, William Moebs · 2024 · Required
    OpenStax · ISBN 978-1-947172-22-7
  • Note: the course will be based off of Harris, but this supplementary reference covers many of the same topics, though in less detail. The OpenStax book is available online in digital format for free
    See source
  • https://textbooks.mcmaster.ca ↗
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