PHYS 4400 Introduction to Experimental High Energy Physics Spring2012
Instructor: Prof. D. Joffe
Prerequisite: PHYS 1111 or 2211
Textbook: Review of Particle Physics (Particle Data Group)
Lecture:TBA
Schedule:
Week 1: Introduction to subatomic physics
Week 2: Historical overview: Rutherford, Bohr and the atomic model
Week 3: Neutrons, protons and the birth of nuclear physics
Week 4: Nuclear physics in application; energy production and medical uses.
Week 5:Muons, pions, neutrinos and the birth of particle physics
Week 6: The strange case of the kaon and the forest of hadrons
Week 7: The J/Psi revolution and the Standard Model
Week 8: Bottom, top and beyond
Week 9: Future directions in particle physics
Week 10-15: Special topics and student presentations
CourseDescription
This class is a survey of experimental high-energy physics from its origins in the late nineteenth century to the present. The class will explore in a qualitative way the birth of both nuclear and particle physics, and will treat the basics of those fields in a simple quantitative way. The class will lead to a discussion of the state of experimental high-energy physics today and will lead to special topic presentations given by students under faculty supervision. The grade for the class will be based 50% on homework assignmentsand 50% on the special topic presentation.
AcademicIntegrityStatement
EveryKSUstudentisresponsibleforupholdingtheprovisionsoftheStudentcodeofConduct,aspublishedintheUndergraduateandGraduatecatalogs.SectionIIoftheStudentCodeofConductaddressestheUniversity’spolicyon academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized access to University materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University records or academic malicious/intentional misuses of computer facilities and/or services, and misuse of student identification cards. Incidents ofallegedacademicmisconductwillbehandledthroughtheestablishedproceduresoftheUniversityJudiciaryProgram,whichincludes eitheran“Informal”resolutionbyafacultymember,resultinginagradeadjustment,oraformalhearingprocedure, whichmaysubjectastudent to theCodeofConduct’s minimumonesemestersuspension requirement.
Disabled Student Support Services
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Academic Withdrawl Policy – Spring Semester 2012
Students may withdraw from one or more courses anytime before the last three weeks of the semester. However, as of Fall 2004, students will be allowed a maximum of eight total withdrawalsiftheenterKSUasafreshman.Transferstudentswillbeallowedonewithdrawalperfifteencredithoursattempted,foramaximumofeight. Studentswhochoosetopursuea seconddegreeatKSUwillbeallowedtwoadditionalwithdrawals.StudentswhoenteredKSU beforetheFallof2004willbeallowedonewithdrawalperfifteencredithoursattemptedfora maximumofeight.Towithdraw,thestudentshouldcompleteanofficialwithdrawalforminthe Office of the Registrar. Studentswho officiallywithdrawfrom courseson or before thelastdayto withdrawwithoutacademicpenaltywillreceivea“W”.Studentswhoofficiallywithdrawafter the last day to withdraw without academic penalty (and before the last three weeks of the semester)willreceivea “WF”,whichwillbecountedasan“F”incalculationoftheirgradepoint average. The only exceptions to these withdrawal regulations will be for instances involving unusual circumstances, which are fully documented. Students may appeal to the academic standingcommitteeforconsiderationof unusualcircumstances.
GeneralClassPolicies
1.Youmuststudyassignedchaptersinthetextbookandotherassignedreadingsbeforethe lecture in which theyare discussed.
2.Regular lecture attendance isessentialfor successin thisclass. Ifyoumust missclass, it is yourresponsibilityto getthenotesyoumissfromanother student.
3.Beon timefor class.
4.Cellular telephones, pagers, and similar devices must be turned off or placed in silent mode during class. Use of cellphones shouldbe restricted to emergencies.
5.Duringlecture,avoidconversationandotherdisruptionsthatdistractotherstudentsfrom listening and learning. Ifyouhave a question or comment, directittothe professor.
6.Occasionally,itmaybenecessaryfortheinstructortomakecorrectionsorchangestothe syllabus.Correctionsorchangestothesyllabuswillbeannouncedinclass.
Examinationand Grading Policies
1.The gradein thisclassisdeterminedbythetotalnumber of pointsearned on examinations, homework,and laboratorywork aslisted belowin “Grade Determination.”
2.Examinations and homework mayconsistof multiple-choice questions,short-answer questions,andproblem solving questions.Examquestionscover lecture, assigned readings, and laboratorymaterial.The final examination is comprehensive.
4.Makeuppolicy:Makeupexaminationswillonly begivenfor non-emergencyexcusedabsenceswhenthe studenthascontactedtheinstructorpriortotheexamination.Writtenverificationforthe reasontheexamismissedwillberequired.
Grade Determination
5 Homework sets at 10% each=50%
Final Presentation= 50 %
Total100%
A=90 – 100 % of totalpoints;B=80 – 89 % of totalpoints;
C=70 – 79 %of totalpoints;D=60 – 69 %of totalpoints;
F=Below60 % of totalpoints
Last Date to WithdrawWithoutAcademic Penalty, Spring2012:
October12,2010