About this exam

This is a 2016 final exam paper for general-physics at aau (electrical-computer-engineering). This is a final examination for the Applied Modern Physics course (ECEG-2101) at the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology. The exam covers fundamental concepts in special relativity, quantum mechanics, and atomic physics. Key Topics Covered: Special relativity (time dilation, relativistic momentum, energy, and mass), photoelectric effect, de Broglie wavelength, Compton scattering, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, Bohr's model of the atom, Schrödinger's equation, particle in a box (infinite square well), and hydrogen atom wave functions (1s, 2p, and 6f states). Exam Structure & Format: The exam consists of two pages of analytical problems. Page 1 focuses on detailed derivations and calculations involving wave functions and atomic models, while Page 2 contains 12 conceptual and quantitative problems ranging from relativistic kinematics to quantum mechanical probability distributions.