Physics 201 - Fundamentals of Physics III Lectures


These slides are only intended to provide a helpful aid for reviewing and note-taking. Students are expected to attend lectures and take their own notes. Posted slides may not contain all the topics discussed. Oftentimes, demonstrations are performed in-class.

  • Week 1: Periodic Motion (Chap 13)
  • Week 2: Mechanical Waves (Chap 15)
  • Week 3: Electromagnetic Waves (Chap 32)
  • Week 4: The Nature of Light (Chap 33)
  • Week 5: Interference and Diffraction (Chap 33)
  • Week 6: Diffraction and Relativity (Chap 35)
  • Week 7: Special Theory of Relativity (Chap 37)
  • Week 8: Photons, Electron, and the Model of the Atom (Chap 38)
  • Week 9: Wave Nature of Particles (Chap 39)
  • Week 10: Quantum Mechanics (Chap 40)