PHY 201 - Introduction to Modern Physics

Institution:

Alabama A & M University

Subject:

Description:

- 3 hrs. A study of space and time, conservation laws, classical relativity, Galilean and Lorentz Transformation, Michelson-Morley Experiment, relativistic mechanics, black-body radiation, photoelectric effect, x-rays, Bragg's Law and Compton effect, atomic structure, atomic spectra, Bohr model, hydrogen atom and singly ionized helium atom, Stark effect, and Zeeman effect. Prerequisites: PHY 105, and PHY 106. ( Offered Fall)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.aamu.edu/

Phone Number:

(256) 372-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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