This course introduces engineering and science students to the fundamental topics of nuclear physics for applications, basic properties of the nucleus, nuclear radiations, and radiation interactions with matter. The course is divided into four main sections: (1) introduction to elementary quantum mechanics, (2) nuclear and atomic structure, (3) nuclear decays and radiation, and (4) nuclear matter interactions and nuclear reactions.
Prerequisites
Physics of mechanics and electrodynamics (PH 1110/11 and PH 1120/21) and mathematical techniques up to and including ordinary differential equations (MA 2031)