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Revision as of 17:59, 18 January 2008
Advanced Nuclear Physics
References:
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Catalog Description:
PHYS 609 Advanced Nuclear Physics 3 credits. Nucleon-nucleon interaction, bulk nuclear structure, microscopic models of nuclear structure, collective models of nuclear structure, nuclear decays and reactions, electromagnetic interactions, weak interactions, strong interactions, nucleon structure, nuclear applications, current topics in nuclear physics. PREREQ: PHYS 624 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
PHYS 624-625 Quantum Mechanics 3 credits. Schrodinger wave equation, stationary state solution; operators and matrices; perturbation theory, non-degenerate and degenerate cases; WKB approximation, non-harmonic oscillator, etc.; collision problems. Born approximation, method of partial waves. PHYS 624 is a PREREQ for 625. PREREQ: PHYS g561-g562, PHYS 621 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR.
Syllabus
This class adheres the Policies and Procedures outlined on the ISU web page. in particular the policies contained in the Student Handbook
Meeting Time: F 1:00- 4:00
Meeting Place:
Instructor : Dr. Tony Forest
Office :117E Physical Sciences
Phone : 282-4426
Email :foretony@isu.edu Webpage: http://www.iac.isu.edu/mediawiki/index.php/Forest_NucPhys_I
Office hours: MWF 9:00-11:00,TuTh 10:00-12:00pm
Course Information : http://www.iac.isu.edu/mediawiki/index.php/Forest_NucPhys_I
Course grade will be assigned based on homework, an in class midterm and a take home final according to the formula below
| Condition | Grade calculation |
| All Homework complete | (70 %) Homework + (10 %) Midterm) + (20%) Final |
| If 1 homework set incomplete or more than 48 hours late | (50 %) Homework + (20 %) Midterm) + (30%) Final |
| Otherwise | (30 %) Homework + (30 %) Midterm) + (40%) Final |
Grading Scale : 90-100% = A, 80-89.9% = B, 70-79.9% = C, 60-69.9% = D, < 60% = F
Class Policy