This page is http://www.physics.wustl.edu/ClassInfo/474/ Last updated 2007-May-2
Please supply your evaluation of the course at the course evaluation website by Fri April 29th.
Final will be Tuesday May 8th, 2007 in Crow 206.
The officially allocated time slot is 10:30am to 12:30pm, but
we will run longer, with a choice of 9:30am to 12:30pm, or 10am to 1pm.
Please check your other final exam times, and let the professor
know if there will be a conflict.
The course meets on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11am-12noon in Crow 206.
| Instructor: | Prof.
Mark Alford Office: Compton 358; Phone: 5-5034; Email: p474@wuphys.wustl.edu Office hour: Wednesday, 3-4pm. (Department colloquium is at 4pm.) Students are also welcome to make appointments to see Prof. Alford at other times. |
| TA: | Joyce Myers Office: Compton 364; Phone: 5-4968; Email: jcmyers(at)wustl.edu Office hour: Wednesday, 2-3pm. |
| Sections: | Thurs 5-6pm in Compton 241, across the hall from the physics office. |
| Course Textbook: | Particle Physics
by Martin and Shaw, ISBN 0-471-97285-1. You must own a copy of this book: the course will follow it closely. |
| Other useful books: | Introduction to High Energy Physics by D. Perkins Particle Physics at the New Millennium by B. Roe Nuclear and particle physics, an introduction by B. Martin (on reserve in the physics library) |
This course will cover the modern "standard model" of particle physics, including the strong interaction, the weak interaction, the role of symmetries and conservation laws, and some basic nuclear physics.
The final grade will be a weighted average of homework (30%), the midterm (30%) and the final exam (40%).
| Homework: | Problem sets will be handed out every week. Students are
expected to hand in the solutions on the due date, typically a Friday.
Late homework will only be accepted by prior arrangement with
Prof. Alford. In no case can homework be given a grade after the
solutions have been distributed. Students are encouraged to form study groups and discuss the homework with each other, but each student must formulate his or her own solutions. When answering a question, you will usually only get partial credit if you just write down an answer, with no justification. To get full credit you need to give reasons why your answer is correct. |
| Midterm: | Mon March 5th, 2007, from 10am to noon or 11am to 1pm, in Crow 206 |
| Final: | The final exam is scheduled for Tuesday May 8th 2007 in Crow 206. The officially allocated time slot is 10:30am to 12:30pm, but the professor would like to offer more time, by allowing students to take the exam from 9:30am to 12:30pm, or 10am to 1pm. Please check your other final exam times, and let the professor know if there will be a conflict. |
| Exam rules: |
These rules apply to both the midterm and the final.
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| Homework assigned so far: | PostScript version | PDF version | |
| Suggested reading: | follow this link | ||
| Flavor diagram of the lightest, lowest-spin hadrons | PostScript version | PDF version | PNG image |
| Flavor diagram of all light hadrons | PostScript version | PDF version | PNG image |
| Light hadron spectrum | PostScript version | PDF version | PNG image |
| Matlab info: | Matlab Hints from P217 | ||
| Final lecture on cosmology | PostScript version | PDF version |
For more detailed information on particle physics, see
the particle data group website.
To look up masses and other properties of atoms, use the
Lawrence Berkeley Lab
Atomic mass table.
During the evaluation period you can supply your evaluation of the course at the course evaluation website.