Nuclear Reactions and Interactions of Radiation with Matter

Catalog Description

• Interaction of gamma rays, neutrons, and charged particles
  with matter, nuclear structure and radioactive decay, cross sections
  and energetics of nuclear reactions, nuclear fission and the fission
  products, fission and fusion reactions as energy sources.

Prerequisites

• NE 101

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

• Basic Ideas and Concepts in Nuclear Physics, 3rd Edition, by K. Heyde.

Class/laboratory schedule

• Four hours of lecture per week

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives
 

• Homework: 30%
  Midterm exam: 20%
  Oral presentation: 20%
  Final exam (take home): 30%