Lectures: Session A: MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS / 1:00-1:50 pm / DISQUE 108 Session B: MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS / 2:00-2:50 pm / DISQUE 103 Office: DISQUE 909 Office Hours: BY E-MAIL APPOINTMENTS Phone: (215) 895-2726 e-mail: brigita@drexel.edu
The course Fundamentals of Physics III introduces the basic conceptual understanding of modern physics needed to keep up with rapidly developing frontiers of science and technology of the 21st century. The end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century faced dramatic changes in understanding of basic physics principles. Prior to this time, physics dealt with Newton's laws of motion and gravitation, Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and kinetic theory. However, new problems surfaced when scientists confronted very high velocities and very small lengthscales. These new puzzles led to new concepts and new theories: special and general relativity, quantum theory, modern models of atoms and molecules, lasers, superconductivity, and more. This course is a serious though relatively non-mathematical introduction to modern physics concepts. The course begins with a mathematical description of mechanical and electromagnetic wave propagation and proceeds to description of wave phenomena, such as interference and diffraction. In quantum mechanics which dominates physical world at small lengthscales the concepts of a particle and wave merge into one dual description. A particle (e.g. an electron) can be treated either as a particle or as a wave, depending on the experimental situation under consideration. Similarly, electromagnetic radiation can be mathematically described either as a wave or a particle (photon). When the relative velocity of an object with respect to the observer approaches the speed of light, special relativity phenomena have to be taken into account. The course covers some of special relativity phenomena such as length contraction, time dilation, relativistic momentum & energy, and mass-energy relationship.
Benjamin Coy (btc24@drexel.edu)
Helenka Casler (helenka.i.casler@drexel.edu, hic27@drexel.edu)
Parvez Daruwalla (phd27@drexel.edu)
Erica Smith (ess55@drexel.edu)
Nachiket Vaze (ndv22@drexel.edu)
Adam Yost (ady23@drexel.edu)
Zachary Bross (zb43@drexel.edu)
Section # | Day | Time | Place | Instructor |
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001 | TUESDAY | 09:30 am - 10:50 am | AEL 279 | Parvez Daruwalla |
002 | TUESDAY | 09:30 am - 10:50 am | LEBOW 133 | Erica Smith |
008 | TUESDAY | 09:30 am - 10:50 am | LEBOW 134 | Zachary Bross |
003 | TUESDAY | 11:00 am - 12:20 pm | CURTIS 353A | Zachary Bross |
004 | TUESDAY | 12:30 pm - 01:50 pm | CURTIS 353A | Zachary Bross |
005 | TUESDAY | 02:00 pm - 03:20 pm | MAIN 301 | Helenka Casler |
006 | TUESDAY | 03:30 pm - 04:50 pm | ACADMC 104 | Helenka Casler |
512 | TUESDAY | 05:00 pm - 06:20 pm | CURTIS 352A | Helenka Casler |
007 | WEDNESDAY | 09:30 am - 10:50 am | CURTIS 255B | Parvez Daruwalla |
014 | WEDNESDAY | 09:30 am - 10:50 am | CURTIS 352A | Benjamin Coy |
009 | THURSDAY | 09:30 am - 10:50 am | CURTIS 455 | Parvez Daruwalla |
010 | THURSDAY | 09:30 am - 10:50 am | CURTIS 459 | Erica Smith |
011 | THURSDAY | 01:00 pm - 02:20 pm | AEL 279 | Adam Yost |
LAB DIRECTOR:
Prof. Joseph Trout (st92l7c3@drexel.edu, joseph.jude.trout@drexel.edu)
Lab Instructors:
Nirbhik Modi (njm55@drexel.edu)
Vasavi Arunachalam (va66@drexel.edu)
Shruti Pandya (shp44@drexel.edu)
Rutvi Vyas (rutvi.vyas@drexel.edu)
Adam Yost (ady23@drexel.edu)
WEEKDAY | TIME | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR |
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T | 082 062 | 11:00 am - 12:50 pm 01:00 pm - 02:50 pm | Rutvi Vyas Rutvi Vyas |
W | 074 060 568 | 09:00 am - 10:50 am 03:00 pm - 04:50 pm 05:00 pm - 06:50 pm | Shruti Pandya Vasavi Arunachalam Rutvi Vyas |
R | 084 064 070 | 09:00 am - 10:50 am 11:00 am - 12:50 pm 01:00 pm - 02:50 pm | Shruti Pandya Vasavi Arunachalam Shruti Pandya |
F | 76H 78H 66H 72H | 09:00 am - 10:50 am 11:00 am - 12:50 pm 01:00 pm - 02:50 pm 03:00 pm - 04:50 pm | Nirbhik Modi Nirbhik Modi N/A Adam Yost |
WEEKDAY | TIME | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR |
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T | 075 063 | 11:00 am - 12:50 pm 01:00 pm - 02:50 pm | Rutvi Vyas Rutvi Vyas |
W | 073 061 569 | 09:00 am - 10:50 am 03:00 pm - 04:50 pm 05:00 pm - 06:50 pm | Shruti Pandya Vasavi Arunachalam Shruti Pandya |
R | 067 065 071 | 09:00 am - 10:50 am 11:00 am - 12:50 pm 01:00 pm - 02:50 pm | Vasavi Arunachalam Vasavi Arunachalam Shruti Pandya |
F | 76H 78H 66H 72H | 09:00 am - 10:50 am 11:00 am - 12:50 pm 01:00 pm - 02:50 pm 03:00 pm - 04:50 pm | Nirbhik Modi Nirbhik Modi N/A Adam Yost |
WEEKDAY | TIME | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR |
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F | 72H | 03:00 pm - 04:50 pm | Adam Yost |
LAB 1: Interference and Diffraction using Visible Light |
LAB 2: Photoelectric Effect |
LAB 3: Bohr's Model & Emission Spectra |
LAB 4: High Temperature Superconductivity |
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prelab.pdf | prelab.pdf | prelab.pdf | prelab.pdf |
procedure.pdf | procedure.pdf | procedure.pdf | procedure.pdf |
report.pdf | report.pdf | report.pdf | report.pdf |
TYPE OF EXAM | DATE | TIME | PLACE |
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Exam 1 | 04/28/2011 | 8:00 am - 8:50 am | MAIN AUDITORIUM |
Exam 2 | 05/12/2011 | 8:00 am - 8:50 am | MAIN AUDITORIUM |
Exam 3 | 05/26/2011 | 8:00 am - 8:50 am | MAIN AUDITORIUM |
Final Exam | 06/10/2011 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm | MAIN AUDITORIUM |