• Elements of Special Theory of Relativity.
• Planck's theory of blackbody radiation. Energy quantization. Photons. Photoelectric effect. Compton effect. Pair production.
• Rutherford scattering. The atomic models of Rutherford and Bohr. Atomic spectra.
• Matter waves. Wave-particle duality and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.
• The Schrödinger equation and interpretation of the wave function. Trapping and tunneling of particles.
• The Hydrogen atom. Angular and magnetic momenta of the electron.
• Electron spin. Stern-Gerlach experiment. Fine and hyperfine structure.
• The Pauli's exclusion principle. Multielectron atoms and the periodic table.
• X-rays production and diffraction. Bragg scattering. Moseley’s law. Auger electrons. Absorption coefficient.
• The solid state structure. Experimental methods for the study of crystalline structure using X-rays.
• Molecular bonds. Molecular spectra.
• Nuclear structure and nuclear properties. Radioactive decay. Introduction to the standard model of elementary particles.

Suggested literature

• Concepts of Modern Physics,Arthur Beiser, McGraw-Hill Education, 2003
• Modern Physics, R. A. Serway, C. J. Moses, C. A. Moyer, Thomson Learning Eds., 2005