PHYS 1378 - INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Long Description This is a self-contained introductory course that provides an experimental and theoretical introduction to nuclear and particle physics. The interactions of particles with matter will be reviewed along with experimental techniques used for particle production, detection, and measurement. Theoretical frameworks underlying particle and nuclear physics -- including kinematics, special relativity, quantum mechanics, symmetries, and conservation laws -- will be reviewed. These concepts and techniques are applied to examine a range of properties of elementary particles and nuclei and the phenomena associated with them. Applications of nuclear and particle physics and open questions requiring physics beyond the Standard Model will also be briefly discussed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: PHYS 1370 or PHYS 0477

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