Literature

The course closely follows textbook "University Physics with Modern Physics" by Young and Freedman (chapters 37-44). The book is available as e-text - the KTH library link here.

Lecture outlines, chapter summaries, practice problems and solutions are available within the online examination system.

Contents

PART I:

• Special relativity
• Quantum light: photons
• Particle-waves

Part II

• Quantum Mechanics
• Atomic structure
• Molecules and condensed matter

Part III

• Nuclear physics
• Particle physics and cosmology
• Latest Physics Nobel Prize

A variety of other books on Modern Physics can be suitable as course material, even though the course layout and examination closely follow the Y-F book.

Other books and links

• Thornton, Rex, Modern Physics, Saunders
• Krane, Modern Physics, Wiley
• Beiser, Concepts of Modern Physics, McGraw-Hill
• Serway, Moses, Moger, Modern Physics, Saunders
• Eisberg, Resnick, Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids and Particles, Wiley
• Blatt, Modern Physics, McGraw-Hill
• Halliday and Resnick, Fundamentals of Physics, Wiley
• Hyper Physics Internetbook
• Periodic table
• Isotope table
• Physical constants