Transcript GENERAL PHYSICS COURSE

Modern Physics Course
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg,
Germany, on March 14, 1879.
Einstein family moves from Germany to Italy in
search of better work.
Early Education (middle and High School) at
Aarau, Switzerland. Stayed in Boarding School
in Aarau
at the age of
three in 1882
In 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic
School in Zurich.
In 1901, the year he gained his diploma, he
acquired Swiss citizenship .
He wanted to become a teacher.
in 1893 (age 14)
He was unable to find a teaching post, he
accepted a position as technical assistant in the
Swiss Patent Office.
Left to right: Conrad Habicht,
Maurice Solovine and Einstein
Einstein also joined with two
friends he made in Bern,
Maurice Solovine and Conrad
Habicht, to create a weekly
discussion club on science and
philosophy, which they grandly
and jokingly named "The
Olympia Academy.“
Einstein worked in this patent
office from 1902 to 1909.
The patent office in Bern
In 1905 he obtained his doctor's
degree from the University of
Zurich.
During his stay at the Patent Office,
and in his spare time, he produced
much of his remarkable work.
Einstein realized the inadequacies of
Newtonian mechanics.
after receiving the Nobel
Prize in Physics in 1921
In 1905, he published four
groundbreaking papers.
The papers were on the following topics:
i. Photoelectric effect
ii. Brownian motion (random drifting of particles
suspended in a fluid (a liquid or a gas)
iii. Special relativity
iv. Matter and energy
Einstein in Japan, 1922
In 1922, Kaizosha, a new and ambitious publishing house in
Tokyo, Japan, invited the world-renowned physicist Albert
Einstein for its inauguration. Yamamoto Sanehiko, the Manager
of a Publishing House.
Einstein and his second wife Elsa Lowenthal boarded the
Japanese steamer Kitano Maru on October 8th 1922 at
Marseilles in France to visit Japan.
The ship was destined for stops in Colombo, Singapore (on
November 2, 1922), Hong Kong and Shanghai (13th November
1922) before entering Japan at the Port of Kobe (in Kobe on
November 17).
The fact that Einstein and his wife Elsa were riding on rickshaws
in Colombo October 28th 1922 will surprise everyone.
Einstein disembarks in Shanghai and hears the news of
Nobel Prize on 13th November 1922 .
Einstein in Japan, 1922
Albert Einstein being served by a geisha
In December 1922, upon the invitation of Kaizosha, Japan.
People were thrilled to see the newly crowned Nobel laureate and his wife.
Six-hour Long Lecture
On November 19, Einstein gave a six-hour lecture
at Keio University defying the fatigue from the
long journey.
The Yomiuri newspaper reported:
Audience Intoxicated by Six-hour Lecture—
Einstein gave his first lecture in Japan “Overview
of Special and General Relativity” at Keio
University. The professor began the lecture at 1:30
p.m., took an-hour-long break after speaking for
three hours, and continued until he concluded it
at 7:30 p.m.
During this long lecture, none of the
2,000 spectators left their seats. Instead, they hung
onto every word of Einstein and translator Jun
Ishihara silently and earnestly.
Simple
experiments/observations
gives groundbreaking
results &
led to innovation.
Term I – 2012
Ramchandra Pode
Email: [email protected]
See Web for Lecture Notes –
http://rbp.khu.ac.kr
Modern Physics
The course will cover the development
of Relativity Theory, Particle Properties
of Waves, Waves properties of Particles,
Atomic structures, Quantum Mechanics
(?)
Course Content:
1. Special theory of Relativity
2. Particle Properties of Waves
3. Waves properties of Particles
4. Atomic Structure
5. Quantum Mechanics (?)
Course Text:
• Arthur Beiser: Concept of Modern
Physics,6th Edition, Mc Graw Hill, 2003
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Marking Scheme:
Home Assignment –
Mid Term
Final examination
Attendance
20
30
40
10
Imitation or Innovation
1) Cheating is an act of lying, deception, fraud,
trickery, imposture, or imposition.
2) Cheating characteristically is used to get an
unfair advantage, usually in one's own
interest, and often at the expense of others.
3) Cheating implies the breaking of rules
(moral).