PHYS 338 - Modern Physics

Institution:

Lycoming College

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Description:

Thorough investigation of changes in the classical understanding of space and time together with those of energy and matter that led to the time development of relativistic and quantum mechanical theories. Topics include: introduction to special relativity, blackbody radiation, the postulation of the photon and quantization, atomic spectra, interactions of matter and energy, Bohr model of the atom, concepts of symmetry, and development and applications of the Schrodinger equation. Four hours of lecture and one-three hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: MATH 129 and a grade of C or better in PHYS 226.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lycoming.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 321-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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