- Elements of Special Theory of Relativity.
- Planck’s theory of blackbody radiation. Energy quantization. Photons. Photoelectric effect. Compton effect. Pair production.
- Rutherford scattering. The atomic models of Rutherford and Bohr. Atomic spectra.
- Matter waves. Wave-particle duality and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.
- The Schrödinger equation and interpretation of the wave function. Trapping and tunneling of particles.
- The Hydrogen atom. Angular and magnetic momenta of the electron.
- Electron spin. Stern-Gerlach experiment. Fine and hyperfine structure.
- The Pauli’s exclusion principle. Multielectron atoms and the periodic table.
- X-rays production and diffraction. Bragg scattering. Moseley’s law. Auger electrons. Absorption coefficient.
- The solid state structure. Experimental methods for the study of crystalline structure using X-rays.
- Molecular bonds. Molecular spectra.
- Nuclear structure and nuclear properties. Radioactive decay. Introduction to the standard model of elementary particles.
