TFFY17 Modern Physics, ECTS-points
/MODERN FYSIK Y/

Advancement level:
C

Aim:
The primary goal of this introductory course is to explain the observed basic properties of modern physics. The intention is to bring the student to the exciting frontiers of physics in a simple, comprehensible manner, while at the same time providing enough detail to satisfy the intellectual curiosity of a hungry student.

Prerequisites:
TATM 06 Calculus Y, TFFM02 Principles of Physics, TFFY29 Wave Motion and TFFY 37 Electromagnetic Field Theory.

Course organization:
Lectures and exercises solving problems from the exercise book

Course content:
1. The Special Theory of Relativity 2. The Particlelike Properties of Electromagnetic Radiation 3. The Wavelike Properties of Particles 4. The Schrödinger Equation 5. The Rutherford-Bohr Model of the Atom 6. The Hydrogen Atom in Wave Mechanics 7. Many-Electron Atoms 8. Nuclear Structure and Radioactivity, Nuclear Reactions 9. Statistical Physics 10.Molecular Structure 11.Solid-State Physics

Course literature:
Kenneth Krane: Modern Physics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1983 and an exercise book with relevant problems.

TENAA written examination.
LAB1Laboratory work
Course language is Swedish.