PHY 215B Summer 2019
Michigan State University
Personnel
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Course Coordinator:
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Tibor F Nagy |
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Teaching Assistant:
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Sydney Lauren Gable |
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Instructor Information
Instructor: Dr. Tibor Nagy
Office: BPS 1253, Phone: (517) 884-5508
Email: nagy_t@pa.msu.edu or nagytibo@msu.edu
Web:
http://www.pa.msu.edu/~nagy_t/
Teaching Assistant: Sydney Gable (gablesyd@msu.edu).
Course Description
Topics: special relativity, thermodynamics, atomic and quantum physics, nuclear physics. This course is an independent study course, involving readings and problem solving. The homework problems and quizzes will be given using LON-CAPA.Prerequisites
Physics II: (PHY 184 or PHY 184B or LBS 272 or PHY 294H or PHY 234B) and Differential Equations: (MTH 234 or MTH 254H or LBS 220).Helproom Hours
Teaching Assistant: Sydney Gable (gablesyd@msu.edu).
Physics help room, BPS 1248: ?.Exam Information
We will have online quizzes every Friday. The quizzes will be 30 minutes long. You can start taking the quizzes anytime between 8 AM and 10 PM on Fridays. We will have a 120 minutes long final exam on August 12th, Monday from 1 to 3 PM.Grading Information
Relative weights: homework: (1/3), quizzes: (1/3), final exam: (1/3).
Grading scale:
4.0 >= 92%,
3.5 >= 84%,
3.0 >= 76%,
2.5 >= 68%,
2.0 >= 60%,
1.5 >= 52%,
1.0 >= 44%.
This grading scale might be lowered, but it will not be raised.Readings
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Wk | Due_date_ | Assignment
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01 | May 19 Su | Syllabus, Ch.1
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02 | May 26 Su | Ch.2 Special Relativity
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03 | Jun 02 Su | Thermodynamics 1. (notes)
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04 | Jun 09 Su | Thermodynamics 2. (notes)
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05 | Jun 16 Su | Thermodynamics 3. (notes)
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06 | Jun 23 Su | Ch.3 Quantum Theory
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07 | Jun 30 Su | Ch.4 Structure of the Atom
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08 | Jul 07 Su | Ch.5 Wave Properties of Matter
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09 | Jul 14 Su | Ch.6 The Quantum Theory
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10 | Jul 21 Su | Ch.7 The Hydrogen Atom
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11 | Jul 28 Su | Ch.8 Many-Electron Atoms
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12 | Aug 04 Su | Ch.12-13 The Atomic Nucleus, Applic.
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13 | Aug 11 Su | Review
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14 | Aug 12 Mo | Final Exam: 1-3 PM, BPS 1253.
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Textbook
Stephen T. Thornton, Andrew Rex: Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Saunders College Publishing. (4th, 3rd or 2nd editions are all fine. 4th edition: ISBN 10: 1-133-10372-3 ISBN 13: 978-1133103721, 3rd edition: ISBN 10: 0-534-41781-7 ISBN 13: 978-0534417819.)