PHYS 361 Physics IV

This course introduces the student to the physics of atoms, molecules, nuclei and elementary particles. The course includes early quantum theory, relativistic mechanics, and the wave and quantum properties of photons and electrons; Schrodinger’s equation, and its application to the structure of atoms, molecules, and solids; nuclear physics, elementary particles.

Credits

3 credits

Prerequisite

PHYS 261 AND MATH 240 AND PHYS 328

Distribution

Advanced

Notes

140-UG Level 4 Advanced