- Rutherford’s Experiment:
alpha scattering experiment, interpretation, historical background, deflection of alpha particles.
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Atomic Structure: energy levels, basic atomic model, energy levels and orbitals.
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Properties of Radiation: deflection in a magnetic field, penetrating properties, absorption of gamma rays, Geiger counters.
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Half Life: decay simulation, half life measurement, theory, radiometric dating.
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Fission: uncontrolled chain reactions, controlled chain reactions, nuclear reactors, critical mass.
Quantum Phenomena: the uncertainly principle, photoelectric effect experiment, double slit experiment.
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Particle Physics: particles, fundamental forces, Feynman diagrams.
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Decay Mechanisms: alpha decay, beta decay, gamma emission, electron capture, conservation laws, neutrinos and antineutrinos.
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Special Relativity: reference frames, inertial frames, Galilean relativity, Galilean transforms, Maxwell’s equations, Michelson-Morley experiment, postulates of special relativity, Lorentz transforms, light clocks, time dilation, the twin paradox, simultaneity, length contraction.
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