8.701 Introduction to Nuclear & Particle Physics
Fall 2014
Instructor: Joseph A Formaggio
TA: Brian Scott Henderson
Lecture:
TR1.30-3
(26-414)
TA Office Hours: Days before sets are due 3:30-5:30 PM
(26-650 ("the Penthouse"))
Information:
Welcome to Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics! This class is intended to provide a survey of nuclear and particle physics within the context what physicists call "the Standard Model". The course will review the basic structure of how subatomic particles interact, and what tools are at our disposal to study these interactions.
Lectures will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30-3:00 pm in 26-414 ("the Kolker room"). Students are assumed to have a good grasp of quantum mechanics and special relativity prior to taking the course.
Required Texts
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Griffiths, David Introduction to Elementary Particles (2 Edition). John Wiley & Sons
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Halzen, Francis; Martin, Alan D. Quarks and Leptons: An Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics. John Wiley & Sons
Recommended Texts
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Cheng, Ta-Pei; Li, Ling-Fong Gauge Theory of Elementary Particle Physics. Oxford University Press
Announcements
Finals and Paper
Dear Students,At this point, the final and the paper have been graded. The final had mean of 134 +/- 19. Given its length and difficulty, I am pleased with the performance. Everyone's paper was very interesting and enjoyable to read.
It was a great pleasure to have you in my class. Best of luck with the rest of finals.
Joe
Announced on 16 December 2014 2:26 p.m. by Joseph A Formaggio
Finals and Paper
Dear Students,At this point, the final and the paper have been graded. The final had mean of 134 +/- 19. Given its length and difficulty, I am pleased with the performance. Everyone's paper was very interesting and enjoyable to read.
It was a great pleasure to have you in my class. Best of luck with the rest of finals.
Joe
Announced on 16 December 2014 2:26 p.m. by Joseph A Formaggio
Finals and Paper
Dear Students,At this point, the final and the paper have been graded. The final had mean of 134 +/- 19. Given its length and difficulty, I am pleased with the performance. Everyone's paper was very interesting and enjoyable to read.
It was a great pleasure to have you in my class. Best of luck with the rest of finals.
Joe
Announced on 16 December 2014 2:26 p.m. by Joseph A Formaggio
Problem Set 6, Review Session, and Office Hours
First, if you have not yet turned-in Problem Set 6, please do so by 5 PM today (either in the box or my office (26-650). This will allow me to have all the sets graded by tomorrow morning and to be able to discuss solutions to the problems.
Graded sets will be available for pickup tomorrow starting at 9 AM from me in 26-650. Also, feel free to stop by with any questions for the final during the day tomorrow. I should be in the office most of the day, but if you want to be sure that I'm around just send an e-mail.
Lastly, just a reminder that we'll have a review session for the final today at 2 PM (30 minutes later than the regular class time) in the Kolker Room. If there is anything specific that you'd like me to cover, just let me know this morning.
Brian
Announced on 11 December 2014 9:30 a.m. by Brian Scott Henderson
Office Hours Today
I'll have office hours for Problem Set 6 today from 3:30 until after people have had a chance to attend after the colloquium. If those times don't work for you, just let me know and we'll work out another time.
Brian
Announced on 08 December 2014 6:45 a.m. by Brian Scott Henderson
