Table of Contents
Matter is Made of Atoms! Seed of the Second (Last) Great Revolution of Modern Physics
Announcements
Timeline - Modern Physics
General Comment
The Appeal of Atomism
Modern Atomism
The Atoms according to Chemistry
Atoms in Physics: The Mechanical Theory of Heat
Summary near end of 1800’s
Important Discovery
Are Atoms Indivisible?
Discovery of the Electron
Cathode Rays: What are they?
Electrons: Fundamental Units of Matter
Atomic Models
Atomic Models
Demonstration
Geiger Marsden (Rutherford) Experiment - 1911
Nature of Atoms
Summary
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Author: R. M. Martin
Email: rmartin@uiuc.edu
Home Page: http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/phys150/fall03/index.html
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