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Physics 344: Modern Physics

Physics Department

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Spring Semester 2025

Useful Links:

• OpenStax University Physics Vol. 3 Free PDF download
• LabArchives-eLabbook
• MATLAB / Octave
• Rutherford and the discovery of the nucleus

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  Specific Applets and simulators used in class:

• Minkowski Space-Time Diagram[Sahyun]
• Lorentz Transformations[Sahyun]


• Blackbody radiation.[Duffy]
• 1D QM Well.[Falstad]
• Stern-Gerlach.[PhET; Flash!]
• Atomic Spectra.[Duffy]
• Hydrogen Atom.[Falstad]
• Half-life.[Duffy]

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Additional useful information, sites, and lists of Simulators:


• UC Boulder's Physics Simulator Applets Very fun and useful site!
• HyperPhysics A hyperlinked concept map of physics topics. Very useful!
• Paul Falstad's Physics Applets. Excellent and intricate Physics and Math applets. The Quantum Mechanics sims will be very useful.
• Andrew Duffy's List of HTML5 sims.