Modern Physics
Physics 225

Textbook (you should have it; it is also on reserve in Physics & Astronomy and Odegaard Libraries)   
  -    J. R. Taylor, C. D. Zafiratos and M. A. Dubson
 Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers

Supplementary texts (on reserve in Physics-Astronomy and Odegaard Libraries)   
  -   R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, and M. L. Sands,   The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol 3
  -   R. Harris,  Nonclassical Physics
  -   P. A. Tipler and R. A. Llewellyn,   Modern Physics
          There is an older version by just Tipler, which could be useful for reference too.

There is no laboratory and no tutorial for this course.

There will be homework assignments each week, posted on the web and announced in class. Solutions are posted on the web, typically Monday afternoon

There will be two mid-term exams and one final exam.
First mid-term will be October 18 (Wednesday).
Second mid-term will be November 15 (Wednesday).
The final is December 14 at 8:30 am.
For the final you may bring two pages (both sides of a sheet) of notes. About 1/2 the final will be on the material covered since the last hour exam.

Homework will be collected on Monday at the beginning of class. Homework will be graded. Half the homework grade will be based on whether you attempted the problems in a reasonable way, and the other half will be based on one or two problems in each set.

When you do the homework, please show your reasoning and use enough paper to make clear what you are thinking. Getting the entire homework assignment onto one page is not a useful accomplishment.

Grades will be based on the mid-terms (one part each), final (two parts) and homework (one part).

If you want more information, please send email to: storm@npl.washington.edu