Quantum Physics

Classical physics works well most of the time, but everyone knows that when it comes to talking about the Universe, you have to turn to Einstein and his theory of relativity. What about really tiny things? As you begin to learn in chemistry, physics also fails there. This class will challenge everything you thought you knew about the world, leaving you feeling uncertain.

Modern physical sciences are examined in light of recent discoveries regarding the limits of experience, the atom, and the universe. The course includes a critical analysis of the scientific process, which led to the renunciation of classical physics and the introduction of ideas so foreign to everyday experience as to cause a reassessment of the meaning of physical reality.

Quantum Physics Course Sequence

Electricity and Magnetism

Fields

• Interplay between E & M

• Light and Waves

Limitations and discoveries

• Blackbody Radiation

• Photoelectric Effect

• Special Relativity

• Double Slit Experiment

• Bohr Atom

Results and Implications

• Probability vs. Determinism

• QED

• Molecules and Solids

• Nuclear Physics

• Elementary Physics

• Electronics