Part 6
Modern Physics
Modern physics covers the revolutionary discoveries of the 20th century: relativity, quantum mechanics, and particle physics.
Intro to Modern PhysicsTopics Covered
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Chapter 37
Special relativity, spacetime, and relativistic effects.
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Chapter 38
Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles
Photons, the photoelectric effect, and particle-like light.
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Chapter 39
de Broglie wavelength and matter-wave behavior.
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Chapter 40
Quantum Mechanics I: Wave Functions
Wave functions, probability, and the Schrödinger equation.
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Chapter 41
Quantum Mechanics II: Atomic Structure
Atomic models, spectra, and quantum numbers.
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Chapter 42
Molecules and Condensed Matter
Solids, bands, and condensed-matter basics.
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Chapter 43
Radioactivity, nuclear structure, and reactions.
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Chapter 44
Particle Physics and Cosmology
Fundamental particles and an introduction to cosmology.
Start with Chapter 37: Relativity.