1. Introducing internal energy
2. First law of thermodynamics and concept of the photon
3. Quantized energy levels and demonstrations on spectroscopy
4. Emission and absorption of photons, quantum harmonic oscillator
5. Franck-Hertz, micro-lightning, rotational and vibrational levels-Part I
6. Franck-Hertz, micro-lightning, rotational and vibrational levels-Part II
7. Boltzmann distribution
8. Macrostates, microstates and distribution of energies
9. Entropy and second law of thermodynamics
10. Entropy and temperature
11. Wrapping it up: energy, entropy, temperature and its computation
12. Atom and discovery of the electron
13. Modern version of Thomson's experiment and Rutherford's nucleus
14. Bohr's ideas
15. What are waves?
16. Building wavepackets-Part I
17. Building wavepackets and Fourier inetgral-Part II
18. Phase and group velocity, dispersion and demos on diffraction
19. Problems with a classical description of the photoelectric effect
20. Describing the photoelectric effect and X-rays
21. Compton Effect
22. The photon has momentum
23. Double slit experiment with an elctron and wave-particle duality-Part I
24. Double slit experiment with an elctron and wave-particle duality-Part II
25. Introducing the wave function and meaning of wave-particle duality
26. Meaning of superposition, example of delayed choice interference, collapse
27. Demystifying the uncertainty principle-Part I
28. Demystifying the uncertainty principle-Part II
29. Demystifying the uncertainty principle and demonstration on linewidths-Part III
30. Demystifying the uncertainty principle-Part IV
31. Confining electrons to Bohrs radii, orbitals and introducing the Schrodinger equation
32. Potential in a well and fluorescence from quantum dots
33. Learning some aspects of quantum mechanics using the particle in a well
34. Time dependence of stationary states and uncertainty principle
35. Time dependence of superposition states, what does a superposition state signify
36. Quantum obstacles and sloping potential wells
37. Quantum mechanical tunneling
38. Scanning tunneling microscopy, alpha decay and world's smallest movie
39. Quantum sniffing, phonons, and properties of capacitors
40. The quantum revolution in electronics and single electron transistors
41. Interfering photons and electrons

This is a set of lectures given by Dr. Muhammad Sabieh Anwar between January and May 2013 on the basics of modern physics. The audience are freshmen science and engineering students. The series covers modern physics and basics of statistical mechanics.