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PHYS556: Introductory Nuclear Physics (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Spring, Fall 3 Credits
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 550.
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Description:
Theory of relativity, brief survey of systematics of nuclei and elementary particles, structure of stable nuclei, radioactivity, interaction of nuclear radiation with matter, nuclear reactions, particle accelerators, nuclear instruments, fission, nuclear reactors.
Instructor(s):
Koltick, David
Email:
koltick@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2014
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
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REQUIRED: Introductory Nuclear Physics | Kenneth Krane | 3rd; (October 22, 1987) | 978-0471805533 | Wiley & Sons | Required |
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