| PHYS 453 - Nuclear & Particle Physics |
| Semester: |
Spring 2012 |
| Instructor: |
Ceyhun Bulutay |
| Office: |
Room 220 |
Phone: 2511 |
| Office Hours: |
Anytime, e-mail appointment appreciated |
| Course Schedule: |
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Wednesday |
13:40 - 15:30 |
Room SAZ19 |
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Friday |
15:40 - 17:30 |
Room SAZ19 |
| Exams & Grading
(Tentative): |
2 Midterms (15+20%) |
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1st Midterm: |
Mar. 9, Friday, 15:40 |
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2nd Midterm: |
Apr. 13, Friday, 15:40 |
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Final Exam (25%) |
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Final Exam: |
May 21, Monday, 09:00 (SAZ-04) |
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HW+Quiz (10%+10%) |
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Term Paper (20%) |
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| Make-up Exam Policy: |
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As it is vulnerable to abuse, it has been difficult to identify a genuine
make-up examinee. Make-up exam will be after the final exam date, and will be in oral.
The individual is expected to have reached a guru-level comprehension by then. |
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| References: |
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[For the theoretical part] David Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles (Wiley, Second Edition, 2008)
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Weekly
Calendar
| Week |
Subject |
| #1 |
Feb. 6
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[Theoretical Part] Relativistic Kinematics |
| #2 |
Feb. 13
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Relativistic Kinematics (Cont'd) |
| #3 |
Feb. 20
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Angular Momentum |
| #4 |
Feb. 27
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Decays & Scatterings |
| #5 |
Mar. 5 |
Feynman Calculus & Midterm-1 |
| #6 |
Mar. 12
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Feynman Calculus (Cont'd) |
| #7 |
Mar. 19
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Dirac Equation |
| #8 |
Mar. 26
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Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) |
| #9 |
Apr. 2
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QED (Cont'd) |
| #10 |
Apr. 9
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Neutrino Oscillations & Midterm-2 |
| #11 |
Apr. 16
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[Popular Part] Nuclear Physics |
| #12 |
Apr. 23
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Applications of Nuclear Physics |
| #13 |
Apr. 30
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Particle Physics |
| #14 |
May 7
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Particle Physics (Cont'd) |