Elements of atomic and nuclear physics - course description

General information

Course name	Elements of atomic and nuclear physics
Course ID	13.2-WF-FizP-EANP-S17
Faculty	Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Field of study	Physics
Education profile	academic
Level of studies	First-cycle Erasmus programme
Beginning semester	winter term 2017/2018

Course information

Semester	4
ECTS credits to win	5
Course type	obligatory
Teaching language	english
Author of syllabus	dr hab. Piotr Lubiński, prof. UZ

Classes forms

The class form	Hours per semester (full-time)	Hours per week (full-time)	Hours per semester (part-time)	Hours per week (part-time)	Form of assignment
Lecture	30	2	-	-	Exam
Class	30	2	-	-	Credit with grade

Aim of the course

Acquaint students with the basics of the atomic physics and atomic nucleus physics.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of the basics of classical and relativistic mechanics, thermodynamics, optics, electricity and magnetism.

Scope

1. The history of discoveries leading to the modern physics of atom and atomic nucleus.
2. Basic attributes of atoms and atomic nuclei.
3. Atom models: classic and these developed as part of the old and new quantum theory.
4. Atomic transitions and spectra.
5. Quantum numbers, selection rules.
6. Experimental methods of atomic physics.
7. Nuclear interactions.
8. Models of the structure of atomic nuclei.
9. Radioactive decay.

Teaching methods

Conventional lecture

Accounting exercises.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Lecture: Written and oral exam. Passing condition - a positive exam grade.
Exercises: Active presence on exercises, passing two tests with computational tasks.
Before taking the exam the student must get a pass from the exercises.
Final grade: weighted average of the exam grades (60%) and two tests (20% each).

Notes

Modified by dr hab. Maria Przybylska, prof. UZ (last modification: 07-07-2018 23:49)

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