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Fundamentals of Physics II - Electricity, Magnetism, Optics and Quantum Mechanics

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Explore advanced physics concepts in this comprehensive university-level course covering electricity, magnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics. Delve into electrostatics and electric fields, master Gauss's Law and its applications to conductors and insulators, and understand electric potential and energy conservation principles. Study capacitors, resistance, and circuit analysis including both DC and AC voltage scenarios. Examine magnetism fundamentals, Ampere's Law, and electromagnetic induction through Lenz's and Faraday's Laws. Investigate Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic wave theory, then transition to optical physics including ray optics and wave theory of light. Conclude with an extensive exploration of quantum mechanics, beginning with key experiments and wave-particle duality, progressing through measurement theory and states of definite energy, and culminating in advanced topics like the time-dependent Schrödinger equation and quantum mechanical postulates. Designed for students with strong preparation in physics and mathematics, this course serves as a continuation of introductory physics principles and methods.

Syllabus

1. Electrostatics
2. Electric Fields
3. Gauss's Law I
4. Gauss's Law and Application to Conductors and Insulators
5. The Electric Potential and Conservation of Energy
6. Capacitors
7. Resistance
8. Circuits and Magnetism I
9. Magnetism II
10. Ampere's Law
11. Lenz's and Faraday's Laws
12. LCR Circuits—DC Voltage
13. LCR Circuits—AC Voltage
14. Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves I
15. Maxwell's Equations and Electromagnetic Waves II
16. Ray or Geometrical Optics I
17. Ray or Geometrical Optics II
18. Wave Theory of Light
19. Quantum Mechanics I: The key experiments and wave-particle duality
20. Quantum Mechanics II
21. Quantum Mechanics III
22. Quantum mechanics IV: Measurement theory, states of definite energy
23. Quantum Mechanics V: Particle in a Box
24. Quantum Mechanics VI: Time-dependent Schrödinger Equation
25. Quantum Mechanics VII: Summary of postulates and special topics

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