| Class | Topic | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Wed Jan 18 | P217 final exam post-mortem | |
| Fri Jan 20 | bra-ket | Not in book |
| Mon Jan 23 | H atom in mag field | Section 9-5, pages 253-254 (Note errors in Fig 9-15) |
| Wed Jan 25 | adding ang mom | Section 9-5, pages 255-257 |
| Fri Jan 27 | spin-orbit coupling fine structure |
Section 9-5, pages 257-259 |
| Mon Jan 30 | hyperfine structure | Section 9-6, pages 259-260 |
| Wed Feb 1 | NMR | Section 9-6, pages 262-263 (p261 is confusing: just skim it) |
| Fri Feb 3 | tunnelling | Section 8-3, pages 210-212 |
| Mon Feb 6 | tunnelling: nuclei | Section 8-4, pages 212-214 |
| Wed Feb 8 | multiparticle states
exclusion principle |
Section 10-1 to 10-4, pages 269-276 |
| Fri Feb 10 | multielectron states and spin | Section 10-4, pages 277-279 |
| Wed Feb 15 | multielectron states and spin | Section 10-4, pages 279-280 |
| Fri Feb 17 | exchange forces | Section 10-4, pages 280-282 |
| Mon Feb 20 | the Fermi energy | Section 10-5, pages 282-286 |
| Wed Feb 22 | degenerate matter | Section 10-6, pages 287-288 |
| Fri Feb 24 | degeneracy pressure | Section 10-6, pages 288-289 |
| Mon Feb 27 | white dwarves and neutron stars | Section 10-6, pages 289-291 |
| Wed Mar 1 | Helium atom | Section 11-1, pages 298-300 |
| Fri Mar 3 | multi-electron atoms | Section 11-2, pages 300-302 |
| Mon Mar 6 | periodic table | Section 11-2, pages 303-306 |
| Wed Mar 8 | pre-midterm questions | |
| Fri Mar 10 | midterm post-mortem | |
| Mon Mar 20 | periodic table inner electrons |
Section 11-3, pages 306-311 |
| Wed Mar 22 | molecules | Section 11-4, pages 312-313 |
| Fri Mar 24 | bonding | Section 11-4 pages 313-315 |
| Mon Mar 27 | nuclear motions: vibrational modes | Section 11-5, pages 316-318 |
| Wed Mar 29 | nuclear motions: rotational modes | Section 11-5, pages 318-320 |
| Fri Mar 31 | particle physics: intro | Section 16-1, pages 479-480 |
| Mon Apr 3 | antiparticles | Section 16-1 pages 480-482 |
| Wed Apr 5 | conservation laws | Section 16-2 pages 482-485 |
| Fri Apr 7 | virtual particles | Section 16-3,16-4 pages 485-491 |
| Mon Apr 10 | quark composites (hadrons) |
Section 16-5, pages 493-496 |
| Wed Apr 12 | strong interaction | Section 16-6, pages 497-499 |
| Fri Apr 14 | weak interaction | Section 16-7, pages 502-506 |
| Mon Apr 17 | conductivity | Section 14-1, pages 394-395 |
| Wed Apr 19 | electrons in a metal (classical) | Section 14-2, pages 395-397 |
| Fri Apr 21 | electrons in a metal (QM) | Section 14-4, pages 397-403 |
| Mon Apr 24 | semiconductors | Section 14-5, pages 418-420 |
| Wed Apr 26 | superconductors | Section 14-7, pages 428-429, 431-432 |
| Fri Apr 28 | paradoxes of QM: the EPR expt and Bell's theorem |
not in book |