| week | date | lecture topic | text reading | homework |
| 1 | Apr 1 |
Standing waves |
Q1 |
Q1S2, Q1S7, Q1S8, Q1S11, Q1A1 |
| Apr 3 |
The wave nature of light |
Q2 |
Q2S1, Q2S6, Q2S10, Q2R1 |
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| Apr 5 |
The particle nature of light |
Q3 |
Q3S3, Q3S5, Q3S8 |
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| 2 |
Apr 8 |
The wave nature of matter |
Q4 |
Q4S1, Q4S4, Q4S5, Q4S11 |
| Apr 10 |
The quantum facts of life |
Q5 |
Q5S3, Q5S5, Q5S6, Q5R1 |
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Apr 12 |
The wave function |
Q6 |
Q6S3, Q6S5, Q6S9, Q6S10 |
| 3 |
Apr 15 |
Bound systems |
Q7 |
Q7S1, QSS3, Q7S4, Q7S5 |
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Apr 17 |
Review |
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Apr 19 |
Exam 1 |
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| 4 |
Apr 22 |
Spectra |
Q8 |
Q8S1, Q8S6,Q8S7, Q8S10 |
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Apr 24 |
Understanding atoms |
Q9 |
Q9S1, Q9S3, Q9S5 |
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Apr 26 |
The Schrodinger equation |
Q10 |
Q10S1, Q10S2, Q10S3, Q10S9 |
| 5 | Apr 29 |
Energy eigenfunctions |
Q11 |
Q11S1, Q11S2, Q11S3, Q11S5 |
| May 1 |
Introduction to nuclei | Q12 |
Q12S3, Q12S4, Q12S7, Q12S9 |
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| May 3 |
Stable and unstable nuclei | Q13 |
Q13S1, Q13S2, Q13S3, Q13S4 |
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| 6 | May 6 |
Radioactivity |
Q14 |
Q14S1, Q14S2, Q14S3, Q14S5 |
| May 8 |
Review |
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| May 10 |
Exam 2 |
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| 7 |
May 13 |
Nuclear
technology |
Q15 |
Q15S1, Q15S3, Q15S4, Q15S5,
Q15S6 |
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May 15 |
Temperature |
T1 |
T1S2, T1S4, T1S6, T1S9 |
| May17 |
Ideal gases |
T2 |
T2S1, T2S2, T2S4, T2S5 |
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| 8 |
May20 |
gas processes |
T3 |
T3S2, T3S3, T3S5, T3S7 |
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May 22 |
Macrostates and microstates |
T4 |
T4S1, T4S2, T4S3, T4S4 |
| May 24 |
The second law |
T5 |
T5S2, T5S5, T5S6, T5S8 |
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| 9 | May 27 |
Holiday (Memorial Day) |
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May 29 |
Temperature and entropy |
T6 |
T6S2, T6S3, T6S4, T6S7 |
| May 31 |
Exam 3 |
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| 10 | Jun 3 |
Some mysteries resolved |
T7 |
T7S2, T7S3, T7S7 |
| Jun 5 |
Calculating entropy changes |
T8 |
T8S1, T8S2, T8S3, T8S6 |
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| Jun 7 |
heat engines |
T9 |
T9S1, T9S5, T9S7, T9S12, T9S14 |
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| 11 | Jun 12 |
FINAL EXAM |