Physics 253: Modern Physics
Fall 2007
"[The scientist's] religious feeling takes
the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law…. This feeling is the guiding principle of [her
or] his life and work…." – Albert Einstein, The World As I See It
Tentative list of lecture topics and related
readings
Special relativity in a
nutshell
Here's
a great set of Modern Physics lecture notes from UVA: Professor Fowler's lecture
notes
Here
are some outstanding applets to demonstrate standing waves and other
phenomena: Paul Falstad's
site
Here
are some really entertaining simulations from the
Here
are some wavepacket animations from the