Relativity and Quanta

4 credits

Special relativity: Lorentz transformation, dynamics and conservation laws. Quantum physics: the experimental evidence for quantization; a qualitative discussion of the concepts of quantum mechanics and their application to simple systems of atoms and nuclei. [4-0-0] Prerequisite: Either (a) one of PHYS_V 102, PHYS_V 108, PHYS_V 118, PHYS_V 158, PHYS_V 153 and one of MATH_V 101, MATH_V 103, MATH_V 105, MATH_V 121, MATH_O 101, MATH_O 103; or (b) SCIE 001.