General information
| Course type | AMUPIE |
| Module title | INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR PHYSICS |
| Language | English |
| Module lecturer | prof. UAM dr hab. Aleksandra Pajzderska |
| Lecturer's email | apajzder@amu.edu.pl |
| Lecturer position | Assoc. Professor |
| Faculty | Faculty of Physics |
| Semester | 2024/2025 (winter) |
| Duration | 30 |
| ECTS | 4 |
| USOS code | 04-W-INP-30 |
Timetable
Tuesday, 9.00-10.30
Module aim (aims)
The main goal of the module is to present principles of nuclear physics, the basic properties and behaviour of atomic nuclei, radioactivity and applications (nuclear reactors, medical treatment).
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
The knowledge of physic at least at the level college physics
Syllabus
Learning content:
Basic nuclear properties (masses, charges, magnetic dipole moments, sizes, densities)
The liquid drop model
The Fermi and shell models
Nuclear forces
Nuclear decays (alpha, beta, gamma) and radioactivity
Nuclear reactions
Fission, fusion and reactors
Applications (nuclear power, medicine, archaeology, etc.)
The exam - in a written form, one possibility to re-take the exam.
Reading list
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R. Eisberg, R. Resnick, QUANTUM PHYSICS of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, J. Wiley, 1985
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A. Tipler, R. A. Llewelly, Modern Physics, W. H. Freeman, 2012
3. S. D'Auria, Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics , Springer 2018