PHYSICS 361

PHYSICS 361 RESOURCE PAGE

(Principles of Modern Physics)

Brief Description (From UK Bulletin):
An introduction to the principles of special relativity, elementary concepts of quantum mechanics and selected topics in atomic and nuclear physics. Prereq: MA 1 14, PHY 211 or 231, PHY 213 or 232. Note: If necessary, PHY 213 or 232 may be taken concurrently with PHY 361.

Syllabus

Homework Assignment

Some Interesting Links Relevant to Course
(If you know of some really interesting sites, let me know)

The Light Cone: A neat low-level tutorial about space, time and spacetime (might help you develop an intuition).
Virtual Trip to Black Holes and Neutron Stars
Steven Hawking's Universe: Online information accompanying the PBS series.
Hubble Space Telescope Homepage: Try using the search command!
COBE Satellite Homepage: The Cosmic Microwave Background Explorer
IBM's Gallery of STM images
Cornell University National Nanofabrication Facility
Richard Smalley's Homepage: Winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovery of Buckyballs. The associated nanotubes are likely to be the nanotechnology of the future. Neat stuff!
Particle Data Group
The Particle Adventure (Interactive Tutorial)

Sites with Good Links and of General Physics Interest

On the Lighter Side