SC/PHYS 2040
Relativity and Modern Physics
2026–27 handbook
Topics
- Special relativity
- spacetime
- relativistic dynamics
- quantum radiation and matter
- Bohr atom
- matter waves
- uncertainty
Readings
- Handbook reference(s): S. Thornton, A. Rex, Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 3rd ed. Nelson Publications: 2005. R. Resnick and D. Halliday, Basic Concepts in Relativity and Early Quantum Theory (Macmillan, 1992) T. Moore, Six Ideas That Shaped Physics, 2nd ed. (McGraw-Hill, 2003).
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Department handbook course outline ↗2026–27 handbook
- Reference books in a department handbook; not a confirmed required-book list for a particular 2026–27 section.