Nuclear and Particle Physics

Spring 2008: PHYS-4420


Time:	MWF 11:00-11:50 PM, Duan G1B25
Instructor:	Prof. Anna Hasenfratz
Phone:	(303) 492-6972
E-mail:	Anna.Hasenfratz@colorado.edu
Office:	Duane Physics F-331
Office hours:	Monday , Tuesday 2:30-4:00 PM, or by appointment
Web site:	http://www-hep.colorado.edu/~anna/Phys4420 or official Dept. site
Grader:	Yue Cao
E-mail, office:	ycao@colorado.edu C123c, Tue 12:30 - 1:30
Course text:	Donald H. Perkins, Introduction to High Energy Physics, 4th ed, Cambridge (2000). W. N. Cottingham and D. A. Greenwood, An Introduction to Nuclear Physics, 2nd Edition, Cambridge (2001)

Textbooks
Course outline
Homeworks Homework is due on Wednesdays in class

Quizzes           There will be a short (15-20 min) quiz on most Wednesdays.
                         The quiz will cover the material of the last homework set.
Term paper        This is a "Critical Thinking" course and a major component is
   writing and presenting a term paper
Grading policy:


Homework	25 %
Midterm	15 %
Quizzes	15%
Term paper	20 %
Final exam	25 %

Exam dates & locations: (these might change!)

Midterm	03/11/2008 7:00-8:30	TBA
Final	05/05/2008 10:30-1:00	TBA

Attendance: is not mandatory, but lectures will often complement the text and not all required material will be fully covered in the text book. Also, in borderline grades, active participation in class will be considered.

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