PHY 3121Modern Physics II

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Prerequisite(s): PHY 3111 with a D- or above Students in this course learn the concepts and formalism of quantum physics are used to allow for an understanding of the energy levels and configuration of the hydrogen atom, the strength of molecular bonds, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, solid-state physics, band theory, nuclear and subatomic physics. This course is also an introduction to quantum statistics, general relativity, and cosmology is also given. This is the second half of a two-course sequence which provides an introduction to modern physics.