PHYSICS 320: modern physics, fall 2009
Tim Gfroerer, Davidson College
Announcements and Class Demonstrations
*NOTE: Attendance at all physics seminars is required.
| Date Posted | Announcement or Demonstration |
| 8/24 |
LAB WILL MEET TODAY! |
| 8/25 |
Michelson and Kelvin quotes . . . Einstein quote and electromagnetic wave applet. |
| 8/26 | Challenge at Erwin Lodge: 1:30 - 3:30 pm TODAY! |
| 8/27 |
Lab #1 (Special Relativity Physlet Exercises) is due at the beginning of lab on Mon 8/31. |
| 8/27 | Diagrams of twins in spacetime |
| 8/27 | Simultaneity Physlet |
| 8/31 | We have created a labwork folder for each of you on the physicsdept server in public/student_drop_box. Open your My Documents folder and enter \\physicsdept\public in the address line (or just click this link) to access the folder. |
| 9/1 | Physics Seminars at 4pm on Thurs. 9/3 and 9/10: Student Summer Research. Free lunch with speakers at 12:30pm on Friday 9/4 and 9/11! |
| 9/3 | Doppler Physlet |
| 9/17 | Physlet Quantum Physics Sections 5.9 and 5.10: Waves and Uncertainty |
| 9/22 | Topics on Review #1 |
| 9/24 | Quantum Physics with Conan and Jim |
| 9/24 | Connecting Classical and Quantum Mechanics |
| 9/24 | Feynman and Bohr quotes |
| 9/24 | Stern-Gerlach Experiment |
| 9/29 | Delayed Choice Experiment: summary and full manuscript. |
| 10/8 | Physlet Quantum Physics Section 10.2 |
| 10/15 | Seminar next Thursday (10/22): Dan Boye of Davidson College will speak on Hollow nanoparticles made easy. Please join us for a free lunch with the seminar speaker on Friday. |
| 10/15 | Physlet Quantum Physics Section 11.2 |
| 10/20 | Physlet Quantum Physics Section 12.2 |
| 10/20 | Transforming the 2D Scrodinger Equation to Polar Coordinates |
| 10/20 | Topics on Review #2 |
| 10/22 | Physlet Quantum Physics Sections 13.6, 13.8, and 13.9 |
| 11/3 | Spherical volume element |
| 11/3 | Physlet Quantum Physics Section 13.8 Animation 2 |
| 11/5 | Multi-electron level splitting |
| 11/10 | Physlet Quantum Physics Sections 11.4 - 11.6 |
| 11/10 | Kronig-Penney Reference |
| 11/12 | Kronig-Penney Applet |
| 11/17 | Topics on Review #3 |
| 12/1 | Seminar on Thursday (12/3) at 4:00: Michael McGuire of Oak Ridge National Lab will speak on Materials for Energy: Chemistry and Physics of New Superconductors and Thermoelectrics. Please join us for a free lunch with the seminar speaker after class. |
| 12/1 | Evidence for the Big Bang: Hubble Expansion. Recent high-redshift observations: Supernovae and Gamma-ray Bursts. |
| 12/3 | BB evidence (continued): Microwave Background, more COBE images and WMAP website |
| 12/3 | Additional topics on Final Exam |
| 12/3 | Physics Seminar at 4pm on Monday (12/7) at 4pm: Independent Research Presentations. |
