CEM 485 : Winter/2o1o

Modern Nuclear Chemistry

Lecture Schedule and Syllabus peaks

Week 1 Notes

01/11 01/13 & 01/15

Introduction, goals, nomemclature
Chap. 1 Properties of Nuclei, Nuclear Processes
Chap. 2 Nuclear binding energy
Week 2
01/18 01/22 & 01/23

(No Lecture MLK, jr. Day)
Chap. 2 Mass Formula, Decay energetics
Chap. 3 Nuclear decay, kinetics, Sequential decays
Week 3
 01/25 01/27 & 01/29

Chap. 3 Radioactive dating, Ages, Problem Set 1 DUE
Iceman Age , Santorini Eruption , Archaeology Article
No Lecture on Friday (longer M/W)
Week 4
02/01 02/03 & 02/05 Basics of Nucleon/Nucleus force, Problem Set 2 DUE
Chap. 5, 6 Nuclear potential well, Shell Model
Chap. 6 Schematic shell model examples
Week 5
02/08 02/10 & 02/12 Decay processes, Problem Set 3 DUE
Chap. 7 Alpha decay
Chap. 8 Beta decay
Week 6

02/15 02/17 & 02/19

 Industrial applications, Visit Co Irradiator, Problem Set 4 DUE
Chap. 9 photons & gamma decay
Chap. 9 nuclear photons & Moessbauer Spectroscopy
Week 7
02/22 02/24 & 02/26 Nuclear reactions and waste, Problem Set 5 DUE
Chap. 10 Basics of reactions
Chap. 10 Cross Sections, Conservation of momentum
Week 8
03/01 03/03 & 03/05 Review Problems
FIRST EXAM on Wednesday
No Lecture on Friday
  Spring
   Break   Week
Week 9
03/15 03/17 & 03/19

Chap. 10 Low energy reactions
Chap. 10 High(er) energy reactions
Medical Cyclotron Tour
Week 10
03/22 03/24 & 03/27

no lectures this week
Week 11
03/29 03/31 & 04/02 Nuclear power, Nuclear reactors, Problem Set 6 DUE
Chap. 11 Fission process
Chap. 14 Fission operation
Week 12
04/05 04/07 & 04/09 Nuclear reactions in space, Observables, Problem Set 7 DUE
Chap. 12 Big Bang; Stellar proton buring
Chap. 12 Other stellar processes ...
Week 13
 04/12 04/14 & 04/17

Chap. 17 Penetration of charged particles, Problem Set 8 DUE
Chap. 17 Penetration of neutral particles
Chap. 18 Radiation detectors, Gas-based
Week 14
04/19 04/21 & 04/23

Chap. 18 Radiation detectors, Semiconductors, Problem Set 9 DUE
Chap. 18 Radiation Detectors, "homeland security"
Chap. 14 Particle Accelerators
Week 15
04/26 04/28 & 04/30

NSCL Tour, next door
Review Problems
Catch up, Overview & Review
Monday
 05/03

FINAL EXAM 12:45pm (comprehensive)

The numbers in parentheses refer to the corresponding Chapters and Sections in the course textbook, ``Modern Nuclear Chemistry.'' by Loveland, Morrissey & Seaborg (Wiley & Sons, 2oo6)

updated by djm 04-May-2010 8:48 AM