Lect
Number
Date
Subject
1
Sept
22
chap.1, Rutherford scattering
2
Sept 27
chap.1, Rutherford scattering
3
Sept 29
chap. 2, Nuclear phenomenology
4
Oct 4
chap. 2,3, Nuclear phenomenology and models
, turn in term paper topic
5
Oct 6
chap. 3, Nuclear models
6
Oct 11
chap.3,4 Nuclear models and radiation
7
Oct
13
chap. 4, Nuclear radiation
8
Oct 18
chap. 5
, Nuclear applications
9
Oct 20
chap. 5, Nuclear applications
10
Oct
25
Stellar nucleosynthesis, take home exam handed out
11
Oct 27
chap 9.1-9.4
, Elementay particles
12
Nov 1
chap. 9.5-9.8, take home exam collected
13
Nov 3
chap. 10.1-10.4, Symmetries
14
Nov 8
chap. 10.5-11.1, Symmetries and Discrete transformations
15
Nov
10
chap 11.2-11.5, Discrete transformations
16
Nov 15
chap 12.1-12.6, CP violation
17
Nov 17
chap. 12.7-13.6, CP violation, Standard model
18
Nov
22
chap. 13.7-13.12, Standard model
Nov
24
Thanksgiving
19
Nov 29
chap. 13.13, 14., 15.1, Standard model and beyond
20
Dec 1
chap. 15.2-15.4, Beyond the Standard model
Additional References: These are either in the library or can be purchased online. Some of these books have more than one copy available.
"Introductory
Nuclear Physics", Carlos A. Bertulani and Helio Schecter
"Introductory
Nuclear Physics", Samuel S. M. Wong
"The Physics of Nuclei and Particles", Richard A. Dunlap
"Introductory
Nuclear Physics", P.E. Hodgson, E. Gadioli, E. Gadioli-Erba
"Introduction
to nuclear and particle physics", Asok Das and Thomas Ferbel
"Introductory
nuclear physics " Kenneth Krane
"Nuclear
and particle physics", W. S. C. Williams
"An
Introduction to Nuclear Physics", 2nd edition, Cottingham and
Greenwood, Cambridge University Press
A term paper is due by Dec. 1. If you hand it in by Nov. 17 I can return it to you with my comments without a grade. It will be graded after the second submission. The term paper should be a minimum of 10 pages typed, including figures. There must be a list of references which you cite in the paper. The paper can be of a theoretical or experimental nature. Explain a particular experimental technique or explain a theoretical issue. If you write about nuclear power please include only the facts, no polemics. You pick the topic. Possible topics, but not exhaustive, are below: If you chose something outside this list please discuss it with me before you start. I want to know what topic you have chosen by Oct. 4.
the shell model
the nucleon-nucleon interaction
nuclear shapes or spins, what are they and how do we determine them
collective rotational and vibrational models
interaction boson models (IBA)
nuclear reactions
neutrino mass searches
giant resonances
the role of symmetries in nuclear/particle physics
quark models of the hadrons
the electroweak interaction
quantum chromodynamics and the strong interaction
grand unified models
quark gluon plasma
heavy ion reactions
nuclear astrophysics
neutron stars
strange quark stars
nuclear decays, alpha, beta and gamma decay
double beta decay searches
nuclear power, fission or fusion
biomedical applications of nuclear physics
accelerator design
the physics and design of experimental equipment
Grading: The grade will be based on the midterm exam(~20%), the final exam(~40%), and the term paper(~40%). I strongly encourage you to solve the problems in the text on your own. I may also give outside homework problems which will be included in the grade.