Physics 150

How Nature Works -- Great Ideas in Physics

Welcome to the Physics 150 Home Page for Fall 2003

Mon. Dec. 8: Essay/report Due

Final weeks of course

Date 
# 
Lecture Topic 
Reading
Homework
Supplements
12/1 
23 
 Schrodinger's Cat: Measurement and Reality: Quantum Mechanics and Our World
M 18
Our world: The smallest particles to the entire universe
12/3 
24 
 The World View of Modern Physics in 2003: Elementary Particles, The "Standard Model, String Theory
M 19+ 
12/8 
25 
 The Universe: Big Bang, Black Holes, ...
M 20+ 
12/10 
26 
 Summary of entire course
M 20+ 
12/19 
FINAL EXAM Dec. 19, 7-10 PM

Information for Entire Course:

Gradebook Homework  Syllabus for entire course Course Information Demos
 
Books on Reserve Timeline for Physicists Suggestions for Essay/Report Web Links Math Info  
Texts: (M) "Physics for Poets", by Robert H. March, 5th Ed., in paperback; (L) "Great Ideas in Physics", by A. Lightman, in paperback
Supplement: "Six Easy Pieces" by Richard P. Feynman, in paperback

Professor: Richard Martin, rmartin@uiuc.edu, 2129 ESB (Engineering Science Bldg) 2nd floor, 333-4229
Office Hours: After class 10:30-11am (longer if needed) or by appointment
Teaching Assistant: Joseph Jun, jun1@uiuc.edu, 4129 ESB ESB, 333-4736
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-3 PM - or by appointment.

Send reports of problems to your TA, Joseph Jun,  jun1@uiuc.edu