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MODERN PHYSICS

• Mass-Energy Equivalence

Regents Physics - Modern Physics

Modern Physics refers largely to advancements in physics from the 1900s to the present, extending our models of Newtonian (classical) mechanics and electricity and magnetism to the extremes of the very small, the very large, the very slow and the very fast. Modern Physics can encompass a tremendous variety of topics, of which we will explore just a brief few in this course. Key topics for our exploration include:

• the dual nature of electromagnetic radiation
• the quantum nature of atomic energy levels
• models of the atom
• universal conservation laws
• mass-energy equivalence
• sub-atomic structure
• fundamental forces in the universe
• Explain the wave-particle duality of light.
• Calculate the energy of a photon from its wave characteristics.
• Calculate the energy of an absorbed or emitted photon from an energy level diagram.
• Explain the quantum nature of atomic energy levels.
• Explain the Rutherford and Bohr models of the atom.
• Explain the universal conservation laws.
• Recognize the fundamental source of all energy in the universe as the conversion of mass into energy.
• Understand and use the mass-energy equivalence equation.
• Understand that atomic particles are composed of subnuclear particles.
• Explain how the nucleus is a conglomeration of quarks which combine to form protons and neutrons.
• Understand that each elementary particle has a corresponding anti-particle.
• Utilize Standard Model diagrams to solve basic particle physics problems.
• Define the known fundamental forces in the universe and rank them in order of relative strength.

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• Unit 3 - 2D Projectile Motion
• Unit 4 - Forces and Newton's Laws
• Unit 5 - Circular Motion and Gravity
• Unit 6 - Momentum and Impulse
• Unit 7 - Work, Power, and Mechanical Energy
• Unit 8 - Waves
• Unit 9 - Light and Optics
• Unit 10 - Electrostatics
• Unit 11 - Electricity
• Unit 12 - Magnetism

Unit 13 - Modern Physics

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• Unit 1 - CP - Kinematics
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• Unit 3 - CP - Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion
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• Unit 1 - Basics and 1D Motion
• Unit 2 - Graphing Motion
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• Unit 4 - Newton's Laws of Motion
• Unit 9 - Light

Below are the materials for Unit 13 - Modern Physics . Additional materials will be added as we move through the unit.

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Section I: Evidence for Wave Behavior of Light

Section II: Evidence for Particle Behavior of Light

Section III: DeBroglie Wavelength

Section IV: Thomson's Model AKA "Plum Pudding" Atomic Model (1904)

Section V: Rutherford's Atomic Model (1911)

Section VI: Bohr's Model (1913)

Section VII: Ionization Potential (Energy)

Section VIII: Atomic Spectra

Section IX: Electron Cloud Model (Schrondinger) (1926)

Section X: The Atom

Section XI: Mass-Energy Relationship

Section XII: Nuclear Mass and Energy

Section XIII: Energy from Nuclear Reaction

Section XIV: Fundamental Forces

Section XV: Classification of Subatomic Particles

Section XVI: Particle Physics Example Questions

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