PHYS 205 - Modern Physics - Fall 2025

Course Information

Course Syllabus

Here you will find a link to the course syllabus. Please read this over and let me know if you have any questions.

Google Classroom

Your daily assignments and any daily changes to the schedule will be posted on Google Classroom. Please follow along to keep up to date on what is happening in class.

Class Meetings

MWThF 5th period SMC D108

Instructor

Nathalie Haurberg, D115 SMC, tel: x7629. Email: nhaurber@knox.edu

Teaching Assistant:

Ruben Castro, Email: rcastro@knox.edu

You are encouraged to see me of your TA for help or hints with the problems or labs at any time. If you have trouble catching me in my office don't hesitate to email me for an appointment or seek help from your TA. I’ll also respond in the evenings if I can. Your TA should hold regular help sessions which you should take advantage of!

Course Text

Modern Physics 5th Ed., Tipler and Llewellyn (Freeman: New York, 2003). ISBN: 0-7167-4345-0.

Course Schedule

Weeks Topic Chapters
Week 1-4 Relativity Chapters 1 & 2
Week 4-5 Quantization Chapter 3
Week 5-6 Nuclear Atom Chapter 4
Week 7-8 Wavelike Particles Chapter 5
Week 8-9 Schrodinger Equation Chapter 6