(ADVANCED)
8 lectures; tutorials; 1st term; 1 point; 1 hour terminal examination.
Lorentz Transformations; Kinematics; Dynamics: Applications.
Prerequisites: 121 or 141 Physics; 101 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbook:
French A P Special Relativity, Nelson Recommended for Reference:
Taylor E F & Wheeler J A Spacetime Physics, Freeman
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248 PHYSICS: RELATIVITY
8 lectures; tutorials; 1st term; 1 point; 1 hour terminal examination.
Lorentz Transformations; Kinematics; Dynamics: Applications.
Prerequisites: 121 or 141 Physics; 101 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbook:
French A P Special Relativity, Nelson Recommended for Reference:
Taylor E F & Wheeler J A Spacetime Physics, Freeman.
223 PHYSICS: QUANTUM MECHANICS (ADVANCED)
24 lectures; weekly tutorials; 2nd term; 3 points; 2-hour terminal ex- amination.
Basic postulates of quantum mechanics. Its experimental basis and re- lation to classical mechanics. Solutions of the Schroedinger equation for simple systems including (1) barriers and alpha-radioactive decay, (2) harmonic oscillator, (3) hydrogen atom, (4) deuteron. Introduction to Angular. Momentum and Spin. Atomic and Nuclear Shell Structure.
Prerequisites: 121 or 141 Physics; 101 Mathematics
It will be assumed that students are also taking 241 or 261 or 281 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbook:
Ziock K Basic Quantum Mechanics, Wiley Recommended for reference:
Eisberg R M . Fundamentals of Modern Physics, McGraw-Hill
Pauling L & Wilson E B Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, McGraw- Hill
Livesey D L Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Ginn-Blaisdell 243 PHYSICS: QUANTUM MECHANICS
24 lectures; weekly tutorials; 2nd term; 3 points; 2-hour terminal ex- amination.
Wave packets, operators, commutators, the Schrodinger wave equation.
Applications to the rectangular potential well, the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen-like atom, etc.
Prerequisites: 121 or 141 Physics;. 101. Mathematics.
It will be assumed that students are also taking 241 or 261 or 281 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbook:
Scharff M Elementary Quantum Mechanics, Wiley Recommended for reference:
Eisberg R M Fundamentals of Modern Physics, Wiley Livesey D L Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Blaisdell Merzbacher E Quantum Mechanics, Wiley
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224 PHYSICS: CLASSICAL MECHANICS (ADVANCED)
16 lectures; tutorials; 2nd term; 2 points; 2-hour terminal examination.
Fundamentals, Lagrangian mechanics, Hamiltonian mechanics, Variational principles, Transformation theory, Poisson brackets, Applications.
Prerequisites: 121 or 141 Physics or 141 Mathematics; 101 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Recommended for reference:
Konopinski E J Classical Descriptions of Motion, Freeman Goldstein H Classical Mechanics, Addison-Wesley 244 PHYSICS: CLASSICAL MECHANICS
16 lectures; weekly tutorials; 2nd term; 2 points; 2-hour terminal ex- amination.
Development of Lagrange's equations. Variational principles. Invariance and conservation laws. Hamilton's canonical equations. Transformations.
Poisson brackets. Related topics and applications. Oscillatory systems, including damped, forced and coupled oscillations.
Prerequisites: 121 or 141 Physics or 141 Mathematics; 101 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Recommended for reference:
Konopinski E J Classical Descriptions of Motion, Freeman Goldstein H Classical Mechanics, Addison-Wesley 225 PHYSICS: ELECTROMAGNETISM
(ADVANCED)
16 lectures; weekly tutorials; 3rd term; 2 points; 2-hour terminal ex- amination.
Maxwell's equations in differential form. Electromagnetic waves. Electric and magnetic fields in material media. Electromagnetic potentials. Solu- tions of Laplace's and Poisson's equations.
Prerequisites: 121 or 141 Physics; 122 or 142 Physics; 101 Mathematics.
It will be assumed that students are also taking 241 or 261 or 281 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbook:
Lorrain P & Corson D R ' Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, 2nd ed Freeman
Recommended for reference:
Reitz J R & Milford F J Foundations of Electromagnetic Theory, Addi- son-Wesley
Marion J B Classical Electromagnetic Radiation, Academic Press Traili N Classical Electromagnetic Theory, McGraw-Hill
245 PHYSICS: ELECTROMAGNETISM
16 lectures; weekly tutorials; 3rd term; 2 points; 2-hour terminal ex- amination.
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Maxwell's equations in differential form. Electromagnetic Waves. Electric and Magnetic fields in material media. Electromagnetic Potentials. Solu- tions of Laplace's and Poisson's equations.
Prerequisites: 121 or 141 Physics; 122 or 142 Physics; 101 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbook:
Lorrain P & Corson D R Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, 2nd ed Freeman
Recommended for reference:
Feynman R P Leighton R B & Sands M The Feynman Lectures in Physics, Vol II Addison-Wesley
Marion J B Classical Electromagnetic Radiation, Academic Press
226 PHYSICS: THERMAL PHYSICS (ADVANCED)
16 lectures; weekly tutorials; 3rd term; 2 points; 2-hour terminal ex- amination.
The laws of thermodynamics. Ideal and real gases. Elementary statistical mechanics. Transport theory.
Prerequisites: 121 or 141 Physics; 101 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Recommended for reference:
Sears F W Thermodynamics Kinetic Theory of Gases and Statistical Mechanics, Addison-Wesley
246 PHYSICS: THERMAL PHYSICS
16 lectures; tutorials; 3rd term; 2 points; 2-hour terminal examination;
The laws of thermodynamics. Ideal and real gases. Elementary statistical mechanics. Transport theory.
Prerequisites: 121 or 141 Physics; 101 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Recommended for reference:
Sears F W Thermodynamics Kinetic Theory of Gases and Statistical Mechanics, Addison-Wesley
299 PHYSICS: LABORATORY WORK
84 hours; 2nd and 3rd terms; 3 points; examined continuously throughout course.
300 LEVEL
Third year units fall into two groups: core units and supplementary units.
The core units are 320 or 340, 321 or 341, 322 or 342, 323 or 343 and 324 or 344. Students taking 18 or more points worth of third year units are required to include core units and laboratory work according to the following table:
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Points Taken Number of Core Units Laboratory Work required Units required
18-23 at least 2 391 or 392
24-29 at least 3 392 or 393
30-35 at least 4 393 or 394
36 or more all 5 394, 395 or 396
320 PHYSICS: QUANTUM MECHANICS (ADVANCED)
30 lectures plus tutorials; 1st term; 5 points; 3-hour terminal examination.
The general principles of non-relativistic quantum mechanics (including Hilbert space formulation), with illustrative applications to atomic nuclear and solid-state physics.
Prerequisites: 223 or 243 Physics; 241 or 261 or 281 Mathematics.
It is strongly recommended that students with 241 or 261 Mathematics should also have 201 or 221 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks:
Merzbacher E Quantum Mechanics, 2nd ed Wiley or
Messiah A Quantum Mechanics, 2 vols North-Holland or
Gottfried K Quantum. Mechanics, Vol I Benjamin Recommended for reference:
Dirac P A M Quantum Mechanics, OUP,
Feynman R P Leighton R B & Sands M The Feynman Lectures in Physics, Vol III Addison-Wesley
Jammer M The Conceptual Development of Quantum Mechanics, McGraw-Hill
Park D Introduction to the Quantum Theory, McGraw-Hill 340 PHYSICS: QUANTUM MECHANICS
24 lectures; tutorials; assignments; 1st term; 4 points; 2-hour terminal examination.
The general principles of non-relativistic quantum mechanics with. relevant applications. The treatment given will closely follow that in the prescribed text.
Prerequisites: 223 or 243 or 263 Physics; 241 or 261 or 281 Mathe- matics.
It is strongly recommended that students with 241 or 261 Mathematics should also have 201 or 221 Mathematics.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks:
Merzbacher E Quantum Mechanics, 2nd ed Wiley Recommended for reference:
Messiah A Quantum Mechanics, 2 Vols North-Holland Saxon D S Elementary Quantum Mechanics, Holden-Day
Dirac P A M Quantum Mechanics, OUP
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Feynman R P Leighton R B & Sands M The Feynman Lectures in Phys- ics, Vol Ill Addison-Wesley
Gottfried K Quantum Mechanics, Vol I Benjamin Park D Introduction to the Quantum Theory, McGraw-Hill