Contents
Preface
1. Relativity I: Time, Space, and Motion
2. Relativity II: Dynamics
3. The Quantum Revolution I: From Light Waves to Photons
4. The Quantum Revolution II: Matter and Wavefunctions
5. The Schrödinger Equation
6. Unbound States
7. The Hydrogen Atom
8. Atoms
9. Molecules
10. Statistical Mechanics
11. Solids
12. The Atomic Nucleus
13. Particle Physics
14. Cosmology
The following sections are available online only:
Appendix A: A Chronology of Modern Physics
Appendix B: Special Relativity Equations
Appendix C: Quantum Mechanics Equations
Appendix D: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Appendix E: Interference and Diffraction
Appendix F: Properties of Waves
Appendix G: Energy Eigenstates of the Hydrogen Atom
Appendix H: The Periodic Table
Appendix I: Statistical Mechanics Equations
Appendix J: The Standard Model of Particle Physics
