| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
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To introduce the principals of the quantum behaviour of particles and form a basis for a formal instruction of quantum mechanics at later stages.
Black body radiation; the photoelectric effect; the instability of the atom; the Compton effect.
Discovery of Planck’s constant and quantization of energy.
Wave-particle duality. de Broglie waves, electron diffraction.
Spectra of hydrogen and other one-electron atoms.
The Rutherford and Bohr models of the atom.
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.
The Schrödinger equation (non-relativistic).
Bound states and the potential well problem including the infinite square potential well.
Atomic structure: quantum numbers of hydrogen including spin.
Quantum tunnelling.
Applications of quantum mechanics in atomic physics.
At the end of the module students will know how the laws of mechanics had to be drastically revised to deal with the world of atoms and electrons.
By the end of this module students will be able to:
• solve basic problems on the topics studied
• to distinguish between classical and quantum-mechanical phenomena
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 37 | 1:00 | 37:00 | Completion of in course assignments/ examination revision |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Revision Lectures – Present in Person |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 20 | 1:00 | 20:00 | Formal Lectures – Present in Person |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 41 | 1:00 | 41:00 | Preparation time for lectures, background reading, coursework review |
| Total | 100:00 |
Lectures are used for the delivery of theory and explanation of methods, illustrated with examples, and for giving general feedback on marked work.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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| Written Examination | 120 | 2 | A | 60 | N/A |
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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| Prob solv exercises | 2 | M | 20 | Problem-solving exercises |
| Prob solv exercises | 2 | M | 20 | Problem-solving exercises |
A substantial formal unseen examination is appropriate for the assessment of the material in this module. The coursework assignments allow the students to develop their problem solving techniques, to practise the methods learnt in the module, to allow the students to tackle more complex (or longer) problems that would not be suitable for and examination and to assess their progress and to receive feedback; these assessments have a secondary formative purpose as well as their primary summative purpose.
In the event of on-campus examinations not being possible, an on-line alternative assessment will be used for written examination 1.
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