Pre-requisite: 65015+65602
The first part of this unit discusses topics necessary for the student to gain an understanding of the experimental foundations of quantum physics along with the necessary theory to explain the behaviour of atoms and sub-atomic particles and how this relates directly to larger scale phenomena and applications. The second section of this unit examines the properties of matter in the solid state and seeks to understand them in terms of the concepts of physics that students will have encountered in their previous studies. A series of practical exercises are undertaken to demonstrate some of the principles involved.