Modern Physics II

4 credits · Undergraduate

This is the second part of a two-semester course in modern physics introducing the theories of quantum mechanics and relativity and their applications. Topics include quantum mechanics in three dimensions, atomic structure and spectroscopy, statistical physics and quantum statistics, molecular structure and spectroscopy, the solid state of matter, structure of crystals, semiconductors and superconductors, properties and structure of nuclei, radioactivity, nuclear reactions, applications of nuclear physics, and elementary particles. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 205-3