Physics 330 - Atomic & Nuclear Physics

Syllabus (Spring 2020)

1311 HN, Tu, Th: 14:10-16:00

Instructor: Yuhang Ren

Office: 1204 HN

Phone: 212-772-5258

Email: yre@hunter.cuny.edu

Office hours: Tu and Th: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, or by appointment

Webpage: http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/physics/courses/physics330/physics-330

Homework will be handed in at the beginning of class every Tuesday. It will not be accepted late without prior approval from me.

Tests: The first midterm for the class will be on Thursday, March 12. The second will be on Tuesday, April 21. Our final will be on May 19 (2:00 - 4:00 pm).

Grading:

Final: 40%

Midterms: 20 % each

Homework: 20%

Texts:

Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers, by Taylor, Zafiratos, Dubson,

Prentice-Hall, Second Edition © 2004 ISBN0-13-805715-X

Other Texts:

There are many "standard" textbooks for this class, all called Modern Physics. Three examples have authors Bernstein, Fishbane and Gasiorowicz; Thornton and Rex; Tipler and Llewellyn. We will study roughly the same topics, so you will probably find it useful to consult any or all of these books. They are all OK, but the approach we will take is to reduce the number of topics but try to go into a little more depth. But I believe it will be worth your time to look through these as well as reading the texts. I'll try to indicate where you should look. In addition, I will post the lecture notes on the web after I give the lectures. However, I advise you not to rely on these over your own notes and the textbooks.

Index of Lectures

Learning Outcomes:

In this course, you will learn the essential quantum properties, models, and methods important to understand the structure of multi-electron atoms and of nuclei. By the end of the course, you will be able to (i) identify phenomena and experiments where classical theory fails and which can only be explained with quantum theory; (ii) explain and apply basic models of both atoms and nuclei; (iii) analyze and predict the behavior of the wavefunction for one-dimensional problems, understanding when the quantum-mechanical phenomena of tunneling, energy quantization, and above-barrier reflection occur; (iv) solve for the quantum mechanical wavefunction for simple model systems; (v) demonstrate solutions of the Schrödinger equation for the hydrogen atom, including angular momentum properties, and spin. The outcomes will be developed and achieved throughout the course, and tested via the quiz, homework, midterm, and final exam problems.

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