Module 8 - From The Universe to the Atom
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The new From The Universe to the Atom module combines ideas from the old Optional Module: Astrophysics and Quantum to Quarks. The aim of this new module is to allow HSC Physics students to recognise and appreciate the wide scope of physics.
Throughout learning this module it is important to realise the vast scale on which physics is founded upon - from the size of The Universe to minute fundamental particles.
Origins of the Elements
Section 1 (M8-S1): The Big Bang Theory and Hubble's Law
Section 2: (M8-S2) Stars' Spectra
Section 3 (M8-S3): Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Section 4 (M8-S4): Energy Sources of Stars
Structure of the Atom
Section 5 (M8-S5): The Electron
Section 6 (M8-S6): Rutherford's Atomic Model and Chadwick's Discovery of the Neutron
Quantum Mechanical Nature of the Atom
Section 7 (M8-S7a): Bohr's Atomic Model and the Hydrogen Spectrum (incl. Balmer Series)
Section 7b (M8-S7b): Rydberg's Equation (Hydrogen Spectrum Calculation)
Section 8 (M8-S8): de Broglie and Schrodinger's Contribution to the Atom
Properties of the Nucleus
Section 9 (M8-S9): Radioactive Decay (Theory)
Section 10 (M8-S10): Radioactive Decay (Calculation)
Section 11 (M8-S11): Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Reactors
Deep Inside the Nucleus
Section 12a (M8-S12a): The Standard Model of Matter
Section 12b (M8-S12b): Evidence for the Standard Model of Matter
Section 13 (M8-13): Particle Accelerators