University of Delaware

PHYS146

Quarks, Gluons, and the Big Bang

Maurice Barnhill

General Syllabus, page 2 Notes Exam information Announcements

Syllabus, page 1

The World is, after all, a bit strange.
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Week 1
Feb 9, 11
Physical Matter and Administrative Matters

HAWKING CHAPTER 1 and
MVB NOTES

Particle Properties

MVB NOTES

Week 2
Feb 16, 18
The Expanding Universe: data

HAWKING CHAPTER 3 and
MVB NOTES

The Expanding Universe: data

HAWKING CHAPTER 3 and
MVB NOTES

Week 3
Feb 23, 25
E = m c2
The ultimate speed limit

HAWKING CHAPTER 2 and
MVB NOTES

Special Relativity

HAWKING CHAPTER 2 and
MVB NOTES

Week 4
Mar 2, 4
Special Relativity
Put a 4-car train in a 2-car tunnel

HAWKING CHAPTER 2 and
MVB NOTES

EXAM 1

General Syllabus, page 2 Notes Exam information Announcements

Last revised 1999/02/08