Physics 564 - Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics I


Refer to the 2019-20 academic calendar for important dates, including deadlines for adding and dropping courses.

This is a draft schedule and may be subject to change without notice.

Schedule:

DateLecturesMaterial
Aug 20Lecture 1Introduction, cross sections
Aug 22Lecture 2Differential cross sections, decay rates
Aug 27Lecture 3Particle beams, 4-vectors
Aug 29Lecture 4Special relativity, kinematics
Aug 31Lecture 5
Sep 3Lecture 6
Sep 5Lecture 7
Sep 10Lecture 8
Sep 12Lecture 9
Sep 17Lecture 10
Sep 19Lecture 11
Sep 24Lecture 12
Sep 26Lecture 13
Oct 1Lecture 14
Oct 3 Midterm exam
Oct 8No lecture October break
Oct 10Lecture 15
Oct 15Lecture 16
Oct 17Lecture 17
Oct 22Lecture 18
Oct 24Lecture 19
Oct 29Lecture 20
Oct 31Lecture 21
Nov 5Lecture 22
Nov 7Lecture 23
Nov 12Lecture 24
Nov 14Lecture 25
Nov 19Lecture 26
Nov 21Lecture 27
Nov 26Lecture 28
Nov 28No lectureThanksgiving break
Dec 3In-class presentations
Dec 5In-class presentations