Overview
Wave-particle duality of matter, special relativity, processes in atomic, nuclear and solid state, and introduction to quantum mechanical devices and techniques.
Topic
- Course-Level and Topic-Level Learning Goals
- Modeling of physical systems (Quantum Mechanics) learning goal
- Photons – Light as a Particle
- Emission & Absorption of Light
- Electrons as Waves; Probability Waves
- Schrodinger EQ & Potential Energy Wells
- Atomic Structure
- Solids and Conductivity
- Special Relativity
- Bose-Einstein Condensation
Resources Included
Provided by Louis Deslauriers and Carl Wieman from the Summer 2009 offering: