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| Jan 26 | Introduction, 20th Century discoveries | 1, 2 | . |
| Jan 28 | wave - particle duality, Bohr model of H atom | 5- | HW1: relativity review |
| Jan 30 | 1-D Schrodinger eqn, infinite square well | 6-1, 2 | HW2: Ch. 5 review |
| Feb 02 | finite square well, simple harmonic oscillator | 6-3, 4, 5 | HW3: Ch. 6, wave eqns, Schrodinger's eqn |
| Feb 04 | 3-D Schrodinger eqn | 7-1 | . |
| Feb 06 | separation of variables, angular momentum | 7-2 | HW4: Ch. 6 and section 7.1 |
| Feb 09 | wave functions, electron spin, multi-electron atoms | 7-3, 4, 5, 6 | . |
| Feb 11 | periodic table and atomic spectra | 7-7, 8 | HW5: sections 7.3 - 7.6 |
| Feb 13 | covalent bonds | 9-2 | HW6: sections 7.7 - 7.8 |
| Feb 16 | ionic and other bonding mechanisms | 9-2, 3 | . |
| Feb 18 | molecular spectra | 9-4 | HW7: sections 9.1 - 9.3 |
| Feb 20 | Test 1 - Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 9.1-9.3 | . | Test 1 |
| Feb 23 | structure of solids | 10-1 | . |
| Feb 25 | conduction and magnetism | 10-2 - 5 | HW8: sections 9-4 + 10-1 |
| Feb 27 | semiconductors | 10-6, 7, 8 | . |
| Mar 02 | Boltzmann distribution | 8-1 | HW9: Ch. 10 |
| Mar 04 | Maxwell velocity distribution | 8-1 | HW10: statistical distributions |
| Mar 06 | Fermi and Bose-Einstein statistics | 8-2 | *** No class, Fall Break *** |
| Mar 16 | structure of solids | 10-1 | . |
| Mar 18 | classical theory of conduction, Fermi temp | 10-2,3 | HW7: quantum statistics |
| Mar 20 | quantum theory of conduction | 10-4 | . |
| Mar 23 | band theory, semiconductors | 10-5,6 | HW8: conduction, semiconductors |
| Mar 25 | Hall effect, diodes, transistors | 10-7 | . |
| Mar 27 | Test 2 | . | Test 2 |
| Mar 30 | nuclear sizes, shapes and stability | 11-1,2 | . |
| Apr 01 | nuclear binding energies and radioactive decay | 11-2,3 | . |
| Apr 03 | alpha, beta and gamma decays | 11-4 | HW9: sections 11.1 - 11.3 |
| Apr 06 | strong and weak forces | 11-5,6 | . |
| Apr 08 | nuclear reactions | 12-1 | HW10: sections 11.3 - 11.6 |
| Apr 10 | fission | 12-2 | . |
| Apr 13 | fusion | 12-2 | HW11: sections 12.1 - 12.2 |
| Apr 15 | applied nuclear physics | 12-3 | . |
| Apr 17 | subatomic zoo - particles and anitparticles | 13-1 | . |
| Apr 20 | interaction characteristics | 13-2 | HW12: sections 12.3, 13.1 |
| Apr 22 | conservation laws | 13-3; website MORE section | . |
| Apr 24 | GUTS, the standard model and superstrings | 13-4,5 | HW13: sections 13.2, 13.3 |
| Apr 27 | proton-proton chain | 14-1 | . |
| Apr 29 | CNO and triple-alpha reactions | 14-2 | . |
| May 01 | Test 3 | . | Test 3 |
| May 04 | stellar corpses | 14-5 | . |
| May 06 | structure of the universe | 14-6,7 | . |
| May 08 | beginning and end of the cosmos | 14-8 | HW15: , due 12:20 |
| May 12 | Comprehensive Final Exam | . | Tuesday, 1:00 am - 3:00 am |