PHY 357S
Nuclear and Particle Physics
(Room 818A, tel. 416-978-6029, orr@physics.utoronto.ca)
Lecture notes for 2010
- Problem Sets and Tests 2010
Lecture notes for 2009
- Problem Sets and Tests 2009
NEWS-
2010
I decided to use this text again, despite people not
liking it much last year. I will tell you which parts are worth reading as we
go along. As I say below, I try to make the notes self contained. But sometimes
looking into a book shows you how the subject develops.
NOTE: I notice that there are some copies of the SECOND
(Blue) Edition of this book in the bookstore. Don’t buy them! They cost
$105 and are not as good as the THIRD Edition (to the left)…which only
costs $59. This is a no-brainer.
NEWS-
2009
5th January 2009
An new edition of the book “SubAtomic
Physics” used in 2005 was released last year. It has been considerably
updated, and looks good (to me, at least). This is the book that we used in
2008, and we will use it again this year. It is published by World Scientific.
I have ordered paperback versions for the text book store. It only costs about
$60, which is quite reasonable.
NOTE: I notice that there are some copies of the SECOND
(Blue) Edition of this book in the bookstore. Don’t buy them! They cost
$105 and are not as good as the THIRD Edition (to the left)…which only
costs $59. This is a no-brainer.
21st December 2006
After a year in
The book by Martin is up to date. It’s at a
somewhat lower level than some of the material I will cover. However, I think it
is probably helpful to read about some of this stuff in a simpler form. It
covers both nuclear and particle physics. In recent years, I have really not
had time to cover much of the nuclear physics. But, since this may be your only
opportunity to learn a bit about nuclear physics, we’ll try to cover some
of it this year. There is also a chapter on what exciting developments we can
look forward to in these fields. There is a chapter on nuclear power, and one
on biomedical applications. Even if we don’t cover these in class, I hope
your interest is piqued enough to read about some of these topics.
This book by
Povh, Rith, Scholz and Zetsche covers most of the material that I usually go
over in this course. When I did the book order, the new edition of this had not
yet come out. I thought that the book by Martin would be more readable and up
to date, and would be a better accompaniment to my notes. This book is in the
library, and it’s probably worth looking at.
This book by Frauenfelder and Henley was the course
text up until 2005. In it’s day it
was a really good book. However, it has got a bit out of date, and is also out
of print. Only Xerox copies are available for $100. There is a lot of material
that is at a level above this course, and I think some people found that a bit
off putting. I eventually came to the conclusion that it is just bad value for
money now. Nonetheless, the philosophy of the book is the one that I follow.
That is… symmetries of various kinds give us the most important insights
into the subatomic world. Since my notes are sort of derived from this book,
some of you might want to look at it. Don’t buy it. We have many copies,
you can always borrow one if you want to.
As a matter of fact, I
try to keep the course notes completely self contained.
Lectures
are scheduled on Mondays 15:00 in Room 137, and Wednesdays also at 15:00, also
in Room 137. The tutorial is on Thursday at 09:00 in the same room.
This course is an
introduction to subatomic (nuclear and particle)
physics
Prerequisites: none
Text: See Above + Lecture notes
Lectures: Monday at
3pm (Room MP137), Wednesday at 3 pm in MP 137. (All lecture notes
available on web in pdf format.)
TA: Dominique Tardif 915,
416-978-8478, dtardif@physics.utoronto.ca
Web Site: This page is up to
date as of 4 Feb 2010.
Complete material
(including problem sets with answers) from an earlier version of this course
can be found at http://faraday.physics.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/DBailey/SubAtomic.htm
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Marking: |
* 5 problem sets |
50% |
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* midterm |
10% |
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* final exam |
40% |
Read This Note about Problem Set
Submissions -- IMPORTANT: (Definitive Dates for 2010)
Problem Sets: Out (Due) 15 Jan (25
Jan), 1 Feb ( 12 Feb), 22
Feb (Mar 3), Mar 8 (Mar 19), Mar22 (Apr 2)
Late penalty: 1% per working day; not
accepted more than 1 lecture late.
Midterm: Wednesday, Feb 24 This
will be a Quiz with some simple calculations. The time is too short for a real
test. My experience is that a real test in this short time just upsets people
(me included) [50 minutes long; calculator recommended, NO AID SHEETS ALLOWED.]
Final Exam: 3 hours long;
calculator recommended and ONE handwritten (not copied) letter-sized
double-sided aid sheet allowed.