Portland-State-University 2018-2019 Bulletin

Ph 311 Introduction to Modern Physics I

The revolution in the concepts of physics in the early 20th century. Quanta, black-body radiation, relativity, Bohr's theory of the atom. Introduction to quantum mechanics. This is the first course in a sequence of two: Ph 311 and Ph 312 and must be taken in sequence. Expected preparation: Mth 253.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Mth 252, Ph 203 or Ph 213
  • Up one level
  • 300