Standard syllabus
Nuclear physics · Undergraduate · Physics
Learning objectives from the Nuclear physics syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Nuclear properties
- Liquid-drop and shell models — Liquid-drop and shell models
- Binding energy and semi-empirical mass formula — Binding energy and semi-empirical mass formula
- Radioactive decay modes: α, β, γ — Radioactive decay modes: α, β, γ
- Decay chains and secular equilibrium — Decay chains and secular equilibrium
- Cross sections and reaction notation — Cross sections and reaction notation
Reactions and applications
- Nuclear fission and chain reactions — Nuclear fission and chain reactions
- Fusion conditions and stellar nucleosynthesis — Fusion conditions and stellar nucleosynthesis
- Nuclear reactors and moderation — Nuclear reactors and moderation
- Accelerators and beam optics basics — Accelerators and beam optics basics
- Medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals — Medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals
Radiation and detection
- Interaction of radiation with matter — Interaction of radiation with matter
- Geiger–Müller, scintillator, and semiconductor detectors — Geiger–Müller, scintillator, and semiconductor detectors
- Dosimetry units: gray, sievert, becquerel — Dosimetry units: gray, sievert, becquerel
- Shielding design and ALARA principles — Shielding design and ALARA principles
- Statistics of counting experiments — Statistics of counting experiments
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- Nuclear properties
Liquid-drop and shell models
Coming soon - Reactions and applications
Nuclear fission and chain reactions
Coming soon - Radiation and detection
Interaction of radiation with matter
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