PHYS310-14S1 (C) Semester One 2014

Thermal, Statistical and Particle Physics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 24 February 2014
End Date: Sunday, 29 June 2014
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 9 March 2014
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 25 May 2014

Description

Development of statistical mechanics from thermodynamic principals. Entropy interpreted from both the thermodynamic and statistical viewpoint. Applications in nuclear and particle physics including radioactivity.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

PHYS204, PHYS440

Lecturer

Roger Reeves

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Final Exam 50% Your performance in a formal examination at the end of the semester. This exam will be conducted using the normal University procedures for end-of-course examinations. The Course grading will be Pass/Fail only.
Performance in weekly meetings 50% Your understanding of the material as demonstrated by your performance in each of the weekly meetings. If your weekly performance is NOT satisfactory, then you will be told this and have an opportunity to study more and try again.


Your performance in this course will be assessed as follows:
• Your understanding of the material as demonstrated by your performance in each of the weekly meetings.  If your weekly performance is NOT satisfactory, then you will be told this and have an opportunity to study more and try again.
• Your performance in a formal examination at the end of the semester.  This exam will be conducted using the normal University procedures for end-of-course examinations.
The course grading will be Pass/Fail only.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Serway, RA; Moses, CJ; Moyer, CA; Modern Physics ; 3rd;

Recommended Reading

Frauenfelder, Hans; Nuclear and particle physics (1975) ; 1975.

Karl Heinrich Lieser; Nuclear and radiochemistry: fundamentals and applications (1997) ; 1997.

Martin and Shaw; Particle physics ; 1997.

Parker; Nuclear and Particle Physics Source Book (1988) ; 1988.

Riedi, PC; Thermal Physics: an introduction to thermodynamics Statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory ; 1988.

Sears and Salinger; Thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and statistical thermodynamics ; 1975.

Sprackling M; Thermal Physics ; 1991.

Williams; Nuclear and Particle Physics ; 1991.

Notes

This is a reading course only.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $777.00

International fee $3,563.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Physical & Chemical Sciences .

All PHYS310 Occurrences

  • PHYS310-14S1 (C) Semester One 2014
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