An introduction to space-time physics (relativity and gravity) and quantum physics with applications in astronomy, atomic physics, solid-state physics, nuclear physics, and particle physics. Four credits. Prerequisite: PHY 2020.

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Day	Date	Chapter
1	8/23	R1 Homework: B: 1, 3, 4, 5 S: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11
2	8/25	R2 Homework: B: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 S: 1, 3, 4, 6, 11
3	8/30	R3 Homework: B: 1, 2, 3, 4 S: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
4	9/1	R4 Homework: B: 1, 3, 4, 5 S: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7
5	9/6	R5 Homework: B: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 S: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9
6	9/8	R6 Homework: B: 1-8 S: 2, 3, 5, 7
7	9/13	R7 Homework: B: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 S: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9
8	9/15	R8 Homework: B: 1, 3, 4, 5 S: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12
9	9/20	Quiz 1
10	9/22	R9 Homework: B: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 S: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11
11	9/27	R10 Homework: B: 1, 3, 5, 7 S: 1, 4, 5, 8
12	9/29	Q1 Simulations: PHET: Waves on a String Fourier Series Superposition of pulses Superposition of traveling waves All Explorations All Problems Homework: B: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 S: 2, 7, 9
13	10/4	Q2 Homework: B: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13
14	10/6	Q3 Simulations: Line spectra for various elements Line spectra for gas discharges Homework: B: 1, 3, 5, 6 S: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8
15	10/11	Q4 Homework: B: 1, 3, 5, 7 S: 1, 2, 3, 7, 9
16	10/13	Q5 Homework: B: 1, 3, 5, 9, 10 S: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
17	10/25	review
18	10/27	Quiz 2; project idea is due
19	11/1	Q6 Homework: B: 1, 3, 5 S: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11
20	11/3	Q7 Homework: B: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 S: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
21	11/8	Q8 Homework: B: 1, 3, 5, 8 S: 1, 5, 7, 8
22	11/10	Q9 Homework: B: 1, 3, 5 S: 1, 3, 5
23	11/15	Q10 Software: SchroSolver (Mac) SchroSolver (Windows) SchroSolver (Linux) vSchroSolver-template.py Homework: B: 2, 3, 7 S: 3, 7
24	11/17	Q10 continued Software: vSchroSolver-hydrogen-template.py
25	11/22	Quiz 3; interim project report is due Software: vSchroSolver-oscillator-template.py
	11/24	Thanksgiving
26	11/29	Q11 Homework: B: 1, 3, 5 S: 1, 2, 6
27	12/1	Q12-13
28	12/6	Q14-Q15; begin project presentations
	12/12	final exam; finish project presentations
	12/16	final project report is due