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Course Outline of Modern Physics

This document outlines a course on applied modern physics. It provides details on course objectives, topics, schedule, teaching methodology, assessment, and references. The course aims to help students understand concepts of modern physics including relativity, particle-wave duality, atomic structure, quantum mechanics, and the hydrogen atom.

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Course Outline of Modern Physics

This document outlines a course on applied modern physics. It provides details on course objectives, topics, schedule, teaching methodology, assessment, and references. The course aims to help students understand concepts of modern physics including relativity, particle-wave duality, atomic structure, quantum mechanics, and the hydrogen atom.

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Jimma University

Jimma Institute of Technology


Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Program Regular
Course Title Applied Modern Physics Instructors Solomon H.
Course Code ECE 2101 Cr. Hr/ECTS 3/5
Degree Program B.Sc. in Electrical & Computer Eng. Contact hour/week 3 Lecture hrs. , 3 Tutor and 5 home
study hrs.
Target Group II Year Pre-requisites ECE 2101: Co-requisite
Year/Semester II/II Status of the course Compulsory
Course Objective ✓ To understand the background of modern physics.
and Competency ✓ To compare classical physics and modern physics
✓ To understand and apply special theory of relativity
✓ To understand dual properties of particles.
Detailed Course Schedule: Contact time, topics and reading materials
Chapter /Topic/Subtopic Chapter /Topic/Subtopic
1. Relativity 4. Atomic structure
➢ Special relativity ➢ The nuclear atom
➢ Time dilation, Length contraction, Doppler effect ➢ Electron orbits
➢ Electricity and Magnetism
➢ Atomic spectra
➢ Relativistic momentum, mass and energy, energy and
➢ The Bohr atom
momentum
➢ Energy levels and spectra
➢ Average case analysis, time and space tradeoffs
➢ Atomic excitation
2. Particle properties of waves
➢ The laser
➢ Electromagnetic waves
5. Quantum Mechanics
➢ Black body radiation
➢ Introduction
➢ Photoelectric effect
➢ The wave equation
➢ X-ray diffraction ➢ Schrödinger’s equation steady state form
➢ Compton effect ➢ Schrödinger’s equation time dependent form
➢ Pair production ➢ Particle in a box
3. Wave properties of particles ➢ Harmonic oscillator
➢ De Broglie waves 6. Quantum theory of the hydrogen atom
➢ Describing a wave ➢ Schrödinger’s equation for the hydrogen atom
➢ Quantum numbers
➢ Phase and group velocities ➢ Electron probability density
➢ Particle diffraction ➢ Zeeman effect

➢ Particle in a box Final exam


➢ Uncertainty principle I &Uncertainty principle II
Mid exam
Teaching Lectures supported by Tutorials, laboratory, Assessment Quizzes (20%) Assignment (10%), Mid. Exam
Methodology project & assignments Methods (20%), Final Exam (50 %)
NB: A students must attend at Least 85% of
the classes
References [1] J.W.Rohlf, Modern Physics: from alpha to z (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York)
[2] Arthur Beiser, Concepts of Modern Physics, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.
[3] Ronald Gautreau, William Savin, Modern Physics (Schaum’s outline Series) (McGraw-Hill New York)
[4] P.A. Tipler, R.A. Liewellyn, Modern Physics, W.H. Freeman and Company.

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