Topics in Modern Physics

Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy

 

“Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.”  Albert Einstein

 

 

Syllabus      Calendar        Photos

 

Homework

Light

Light review              Light Problem Set            Wave on Spring Lab      Speed of Light Lab   Young’s Double Slit Lab        Index of Refraction Lab       Fringe Shift Problem Set

Relativity

Time Dilation & Length Contraction Prob. Set     MomentumProbSet    Momentum Lab     Velocity AdditionProbSet            EnergyProbSet

Light & Relativity (Ch. 24-26) Practice Exam

 

Quantum

Blackbody Radiation Problem Set    Blackbody Radiation lab     X-Ray Problem Set   Dual Nature Problem Set

Photoelectric effect   Photoelectric Simulation Lab     Photoelectric Lab

Atomic

Models, Spectra & Bohr Problem Set    Spectra Lab     Quantum & Atomic (Ch.27-28)Practice Exam

 

Nuclear

Half-Life, Decay, Nuclear Reaction Problem Set    Half-Life Dice Lab    Half-Life Geiger Counter Lab

Elementary Particles

Fusion, Fission, Elementary Particles, & Conservation Problem Set    Nulear & Elementary (Ch.29-30) Practice Exam