Modern Physics I
General
Prefix
PHYS
Course Number
328
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
Photons, Bohr-Rutherford model of the atom, wave-particle duality, Schroedinger equation, hydrogen atom wave functions, many-electron atoms, Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein statistics.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Define the shortcoming of classical physics and describe the need for modifications to classical theory.
Outcome
Articulate the experimental basis for attributing particle properties to waves and wave properties to particles.
Outcome
Apply the probabilistic interpretation of wave function to simple problems.
Outcome
Elaborate on the various forms of Schrödinger's equation and identify the meaning of each term in the equation(s); solve Schrödinger's equation for the problem of particle in a box, Potential Step and Barriers.
Outcome
Define the overall framework of Classical Statistical Physics;
Compare and Contrast Classical and Quantum Statistics.
Dependencies
Programs
PHYS328
is a
completion requirement
for: