UC Irvine, Introduction to Particle Physics, Physics 136, Spring 2001

Introduction to Particle Physics

Instructor	Professor Dennis Silverman
Location	Rowland Hall 390
Class Hours	Tuesday, Thursday 9:30 - 10:50
Phone	(949) 824-5149
Office	FRH 3127
Office Hours	Thursday, 2:00-3:00 PM.
Text	Introduction to Elementary Particles, by David Griffiths
Grading	Homework: 40% Midterm: 25% Final: 35%
Midterm	Tuesday, May 8, 9:30 AM
Final	To be arranged

Topics
In general, we will concentrate on the physical phenomena, and not the advanced calculational rules.
Chapter 1	History and Quark Model
Chapter 2	Introduction to Interactions
	Electromagnetic and Weak Interactions
	Strong Interactions
Chapter 3	Relativistic Kinematics
Chapter 4	Symmetries
	Neutrino Oscillations and Super-K
Chapter 7	Electrodynamics of Quarks and Hadrons

Problem Set 1: Read Chapter 1. Do problems 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8a, and 1.15. Due Thursday, April 12.
Problem Set 2: Read Chapter 2. Do problems 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, and 2.8. Due Thursday, April 26.
Problem Set 3: Read Chapter 3. Do problems 3.4, 3.11, 3.14, 3.16c, and 3.23. Also work through Example 3.1. Due Tuesday, May 8. Also, study for the midterm on May 8.
Problem Set 4: Read Chapter 4. Do problems 4.5 a) and b), 4.6, 4.11, and 4.12. Due Thursday, May 17.
Problem Set 5: Read Chapter 7. Do problems 4.19, 4.20, 4.21 a) and b), 4.25.
Problem Set 6: Read neutrino handouts. Special problem set on neutrino oscillations.
Problem Set 7: Read Chapter 7. Do problems 4.29, 4.30, 4.37, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, and the problem on R.