Study Guide – 611/612 Physics

 Final Exam: Thursday 13th September – 10:20 – 11:50

 90 minutes’ long
 Calculator allowed – Only one calculation

You will be tested on:

 Content from the Quantum Physics Powerpoints (Found on my
website)
 I.e – Everything from after your Induction test

Topics included:
 Basic fundamentals of Electromagnetic radiation
 Wien’s displacement law
 Blackbody radiation curves – particularly those observed in
laboratory test results with metals
 The photoelectric effect
o Classical Physics predictions
o Actual observations and relation to the photon model
 The Compton effect
o Classical Physics predictions
o Actual observations and relation to the photon model
 Wave-particle duality
o Particle-like properties of light
o Wave like properties of particles
 The Double-Slit experiment
o Observed results
o Possible interpretations/explanations of these results