Course notes

My best effort to record what I tell you and our discussions will appear here, sometimes in hand-written form.

• Discussion of Monday, December 14th, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, December 11th, 2020.
• Discussion of Thursday, December 10th, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, December 7th, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, December 4th, 2020.
• Python Lab Discussion on Root Solving from Thursday, December 3rd, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020.
• Matt's notes from his guest lecture Monday, November 30th, 2020. The thoughts and notes I sent him in preparation for this class.

• No class, Friday, November 27th, 2020.
• No class, Wednesday, November 25th, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, November 23rd, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, November 20th, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, November 18th, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, November 16th, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, November 13th, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, November 11th, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, November 9th, 2020.

• No notes due to in-class exam, Friday, November 6th, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, November 4th, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, November 2nd, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, October 30th, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, October 28th, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, October 26th, 2020.

• Friday, October 23rd, 2020, no class.
• Discussion of Wednesday, October 21st, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, October 19th, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, October 16th, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, October 14th, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, October 12th, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, October 9th, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, October 7th, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, October 5th, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, October 2nd, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, September 30th, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, September 28th, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, September 25th, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, September 21st, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, September 18th, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, September 16th, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, September 14th, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, September 11th, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, September 9th, 2020.
• Discussion of Monday, September 7th, 2020.

• Discussion of Friday, September 4th, 2020.
• Discussion of Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020.
• An overview of how we will navigate the topics of Modern Physics.

Video from Class

Video killed the radio star!

• Video from Monday, December 14th, 2020: Modern2020_12_14.mp4. (245MB)

• Video from Friday, December 11th, 2020: Modern2020_12_11.mp4. (172MB)
• Video from Thursday, December 10th, 2020: Modern2020_12_10.mp4. (230MB)
• Video from Wednesday, December 7th, 2020: Modern2020_12_07.mp4. (321MB)

• Video from Friday, December 4th, 2020: Modern2020_12_04.mp4. (361MB)
• Video from Python Lab Thursday, December 3rd, 2020: Modern2020_12_03.mp4. (168MB)
• Video from Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020: Modern2020_12_02.mp4. (324MB)
• Video from Monday, November 30th, 2020: Modern2020_11_30.mp4. (585MB)

• No class on Friday, November 20th, 2020.
• No class on Wednesday, November 18th, 2020.
• Video from Monday, November 16th, 2020: Modern2020_11_23.mp4. (362MB)

• Video from Friday, November 20th, 2020: Modern2020_11_20.mp4. (299MB)
• Video from Wednesday, November 18th, 2020: Modern2020_11_18.mp4. (256MB)
• Video from Monday, November 16th, 2020: Modern2020_11_16.mp4. (284MB)

• Video from Friday, November 13th, 2020: Modern2020_11_13.mp4. (351MB)
• Video from Wednesday, November 11th, 2020: Modern2020_11_11.mp4. (345MB)
• Video from Monday, November 9th, 2020: Modern2020_11_09.mp4. (138MB)

• No video from Friday, November 6th, 2020, in-class exam
• Video from Wednesday, November 4th, 2020: Modern2020_11_04.mp4. (313MB)
• Video from Monday, November 2nd, 2020: Modern2020_11_02.mp4. (311MB)

• Video from Friday, October 30th, 2020: Modern2020_10_30.mp4. (321MB)
• Video from Wednesday, October 28th, 2020: Modern2020_10_28.mp4. (277MB)
• Video from Monday, October 26th, 2020: Modern2020_10_26.mp4. (329MB)

• Video from Friday, October 23rd, 2020: no class.
• Video from Wednesday, October 21st, 2020: Modern2020_10_21.mp4. (347MB)
• Video from Monday, October 19th, 2020: Modern2020_10_19.mp4. (354MB)

• Video from Friday, October 16th, 2020: Modern2020_10_16.mp4. (355MB)
• Video from Wednesday, October 14th, 2020: Modern2020_10_14.mp4. (284MB)
• Video from Monday, October 12th, 2020: Modern2020_10_12.mp4. (383MB)

• Video from Friday, October 9th, 2020: Modern2020_10_09.mp4. (362MB)
• Video from Wednesday, October 7th, 2020: Modern2020_10_07.mp4. (355MB)
• Video from Monday, October 5th, 2020: Modern2020_10_05.mp4. (307MB)

• Video from Friday, October 2nd, 2020: Modern2020_10_02.mp4. (310MB)
• Video from Wednesday, September 30th, 2020: Modern2020_09_30.mp4. (369MB)
• Video from Monday, September 28th, 2020: Modern2020_09_28.mp4. (368MB)

• Video from Friday, September 25th, 2020: Modern2020_09_25.mp4. (261MB)
• Video from Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020: Modern2020_09_23.mp4. (263MB)
• Video from Monday, September 21st, 2020: Modern2020_09_21.mp4. (245MB)

• Video from Friday, September 18th, 2020: Modern2020_09_18.mp4. (220MB)
• Video from Wednesday, September 16th, 2020: Modern2020_09_16.mp4. (257MB)
• Video from Monday, September 14th, 2020: Modern2020_09_14.mp4. (278MB)

• Video from Friday, September 11th, 2020: Modern2020_09_11.mp4. (158MB)
• Video from Wednesday, September 9th, 2020: Modern2020_09_09.mp4. (226MB)
• Video from Monday, September 7th, 2020: Modern2020_09_07.mp4. (281MB)

• Video from Friday, September 4th, 2020: Modern2020_09_04.mp4. (254MB)
• Video from Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020: Modern2020_09_02.mp4. (254MB)
• Monday, August 31st, 2020: No video recorded because of the logistical nature of class.

Lab notes

Notes for our final Python lab appear above in the class notes section.
Hand out for lab 8: Lab 8 Instructions.
Hand out for lab 7: Lab 7 Instructions.
Hand out for lab 6: Lab 6 Instructions.
Hand out for lab 5: Lab 5 Instructions.
Hand out for lab 4: Lab 4 Instructions.
Hand out for lab 3: Lab 3 Instructions. Python instructions for interacting with graphics notebook. Download this figure to run the interactive part of the notebook Radius1.jpg
Hand out for lab 2: Lab 2 Instructions.
Hand out for lab 1: Lab 1 Instructions.
The (gorgeous) results of your first experiments:

Plain M & M decays

Full Bag Predictions

Peanut M & M decays

Hand out for this lab: Lab 0 Instructions.