PH 505 Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics

Instructor Name: Prof. Pragya Das

Course Type: Theory

Pre-requisites: Quantum Mechanics 1, Classical Mechanics

Course Content:
1. Nuclear Structure
2. Independent Particle Model
3. Shell Model
4. Nuclear Decay (Alpha, Beta, Gamma)
5. Nuclear Reactions (Direct and Compound)
6. Elementary Particle Physics
7. Applications of Nuclear Physics in Medicine

Books:
Samuel S. Wong, Introductory Nuclear Physics
Bernard L. Cohen, Concepts of Nuclear Physics
David Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles

Lectures: There is no attendance, but 10% of total marks is allotted to solving tutorial questions on the board to encourage active participation. Only slides were used. The content is usually on the easier side with basic quantum mechanics and classical mechanics involved.  

Assignments:
Timely tutorials were uploaded and marked problems were solved in the class voluntarily by
students with the marks incentive.

Exams and Grading:
Midsem (30), 1 Quiz (10), Endsem (50), In-class tutorial (10)
In addition to this there were surprise quizzes whose marks were to be only considered if a student was below the passing criteria for the course.

Pro-tips:
Do solve the tutorial questions on the board. 10% can make a difference in one's grades. A sizeable chunk of the tutorial questions turn up in the exams, so do know how to solve all of them.

Respondent: R. Basuhi