Physics 301 Resources
In-class Activities
Tutorials
Tutorial 1
- Conservation of Momentum (Inelastic Collisions)
Tutorial 2
- Derivation of Time Dilation Equation
Tutorial 3
- Invariant Quantities
Tutorial 4
- Spacetime Diagrams
PDF file on creating spacetime diagrams
Mathematica CDF demonstrating spacetime diagrams (1)
Mathematica CDF demonstrating spacetime diagrams (2)
Tutorial 5
- Relativistic Momentum and Energy
WolframAlpha
Tutorial 6
- Conservation of Energy-Momentum in Special Relativity
Tutorial 7
- Transverse Waves
Logger Pro file for wave pulse (umd005.cmbl)
Movie for wave pulse (umd005.mov)
Excel spreadsheet for traveling wave (travelingwaves.xlsx)
Tutorial 8
- Particle and Wave Velocity
WolframAlpha
Tutorial 9
- Waves on a String
PhET - Waves on a String
Tutorial 10
- Wave Superposition
Mathematica notebook for wave superposition (phys301-superposition.nb)
Tutorial 11
- Boundary Conditions, Standing Waves
PhET - Waves on a String
Tutorial 12
- Interference
Mathematica notebook for beats (phys301-beats.nb)
Tutorial 13
- Blackbody Radiation, Compton Scattering
PhET - Blackbody Radiation
Tutorial 14
- Photoelectric Effect
PhET - Photoelectric Effect
Excel spreadsheet for photoelectric effect (phys301-pe.xlsx)
Tutorial 15
- Bohr Atom
PhET - Neon Lights & Other Discharge Lamps
Tutorial 16
- de Broglie Wavelength
Wave Properties of Matter
Tutorial 17
- Classical Probability
Tutorial 18
- Wavefunctions
Mathematica notebook for wavefunctions (phys301-wavefunction.nb)
Tutorial 19
- Fourier Series and Wave Packets
PhET - Fourier: Making Waves
Tutorial 20
- Schrödinger Equation
Tutorial 21
- Potential Energy Redux
Tutorial 22
- The Infinite Square Well Potential
Tutorial 23
- The Finite Potential Well
Tutorial 24
- The Quantum Oscillator
Mathematica notebook for the quantum oscillator (phys301-quantumoscillator.nb)
Tutorial 25
- Tunneling
PhET - Quantum Tunneling and Wave Packets
Simple Harmonic Motion
Logger Pro file for SHM (shm_200.cmbl)
Movie for SHM (shm_200.mov)
Excel spreadsheet for SHM (shm_200.xlsx)
Double Slit Interference
Figure 3 - Optics Bench Setup (DS-fig3.eps)
Figure - Multiple Slits Wheel (MSW.eps)