Homework will be assigned throughout
the semester on an approximately bi-weekly basis and accounts for 80% of
the course grade.
Lectures
Mon+Wed+Fri
01:50-02:40pm Room:
MPHY-107
(1st
class: Mon Sept 01, last class: Mon Dec 08,
no
classes on Nov 27+28 due to Thanksgiving holiday)
Last day to drop without record: Sept 05
Last day to Q-drop: Nov 21
Course Instructor Dr.
Ralf Rapp
Office : Cyclotron
Institute, Room CYCL-335
Office-Hrs : Mon 3-4pm, Tue 2-3pm,
Thu 11-12noon and by appointment
Phone : 845-1411 (ext. 226)
E-mail : rapp@comp.tamu.edu
Teaching Assistant (Homework
Grader)
tba
email : tba@physics.tamu.edu
Phone: as announced in class
Consultation concerning homework: by appointment
Recommended
Material and Mandatory Prerequisite 1.) TEXTBOOK:
The first half of the course will be largely based on the books
"Theoretical Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics" (2. edition),
by J.D. Walecka, World
Scientific, Imperial College Press;
"Theoretical Nuclear Physics",
by A. de Shalit and H.
Feshbach. John Wiley and Sons (New York 1976);
the second half of the course will also draw material
from
"Quarks and Leptons",
by F. Halzen and A.D.
Martin, John Wiley & Sons (New York 1984);
"The QCD Vacuum, Hadrons and
Superdense Matter" (2. edition),
by E.V. Shuryak, World
Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 71 (2004)
2.)
PREREQUISITES:
- PHYS 606 (Quantum Mechanics) or equivalent
Scope, Objective and Learning Outcome The objective of this course is to
give an introduction, overview and advanced discussion on several topics
in modern nuclear physics, including nuclear structure,
hadron structure and Quark-Gluon Plasma.
The SYLLABUS for
the lectures can be found here.
Upon successful completion of
this course, students will have a basic knowledge of strong-interaction
physics
and the application of many-body techniques therein. They
will be able to tackle typical problems in the above
areas, realize connections to related areas (such as
condensed matter physics), and benefit toward conducting
research in nuclear physics.
Course Grade
The total course grade is decomposed as follows:
homework assignments
(approximately 7-8): 80%
final exam: 20% (date and time of final exam: Tue, Dec 16,
03:30-05:30pm)
Notes on Lectures Attendance in the
lectures, as well as taking notes of the material presented, is mandatory;
the homework (HW) and final exam will be closely related
to what has been discussed in class.
Furthermore, you are responsible for all announcements
made
in class (including the regular
HW assignments).
Note on Homework
For the approximately
bi-weekly assignment of homework problems click here.
Once a homework problem set is assigned (via paper
hand-out in class), it will usually be due at the
beginning of the fourth subsequent class (e.g. if assigned
on Mon, it is due on Wed the following week).
Late hand-in will be penalized by subtracting 25% of the
score per day late.
Cooperative work and discussions
are encouraged, but every student must generate and hand in
his/her individual solution set
by the due date. Questions can be addressed to your course instructor who will be
happy to help you (preferably during, but not restricted
to, office hours).
Strategy To pass the course, you will have to keep up
with the material of the course by attending the lectures
and thoroughly working through the homework
assignments. The course material subsequently builds on
earlier chapters.
AGGIE Honor Code
An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do, see also http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu
Any type of
cheating (e.g., copying homework or during the final exam) is strictly prohibited and
will be
seriously penalized.
ADA Statement The Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute
that provides
comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with
disabilities. Among other things, this
legislation
requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that
provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe
you have a disability
requiring an accommodation, please contact
the Department of Student Life, Services for Students
with Disabilities, in Room B118 Cain Hall or call 845-1637; for more
info see also here.
Department
of Student Life, SSD, will review your concerns and determine, with you, what
accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation concerning
disability is kept confidential.