Week

 

Monday

 

Wednesday

 

Homework

 

Jan.12-18

 

Failure of classical physics

 

Special relativity I

 

HW1

 

Jan.19-25

 

No class for holiday

 

Special relativity II

HW1 due

HW2

 

Jan.26-Feb.1

 

Particlelike properties of EM wave

 

Wavelike properties of particle I

HW2 due

HW3

 

Feb.2-Feb.8

 

Wavelike properties of particle II

 

Cancelled by weather

 

HW4

 

Feb.9-Feb.15

 

Project discussion I

HW3 and HW4 due

Test I (1.0 hour, 100 points)

 

 

 

Feb.16-Feb.22

 

Schrödinger equation I

 

Schrödinger equation II

 

HW5

 

Feb.23-Mar.1

 

Schrödinger equation III

 

Atom Model I: Rutherford-Bohr model

HW5 due

HW6

 

Mar.2-Mar.8

 

Atom Model II: Hydrogen atom

 

Atom Model III: Angular momentum and spin

HW6 due

HW7

 

Mar.9-Mar.15

 

Atom Model IV: Atoms in external fields

 

Atom Model V: Many-electron atoms

HW7 due

HW8

 

Mar.16-Mar.22

 

No class for spring break

 

No class for spring break

 

 

 

Mar.23-Mar.29

 

Project discussion II

 

Atomic ensembles

HW8 due

 

 

Mar.30-Apr.5

 

Test II (1.5 hour, 100 points)

 

Project discussion III

 

 

 

Apr.6-Apr.12

 

Nuclear structure and radioactivity

 

Nuclear reactions

 

HW9

 

Apr.13-Apr.19

 

Elementary particles I

 

Elementary particles II

 

 

 

Apr.20-Apr.26

 

Course review

HW9 due

Project presentations I

 

 

 

Apr.27-May.3

 

Project presentations II

 

Catch up mentoring