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NUCE480 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics & Engineering

Credits: 3

This course begins with a review of electric and magnetic fields and forces.The bulk of the course then introduces modern concepts of the nature and properties of matter and energy. These concepts include the theory of relativity, the quantum theory of light, the wave nature of matter, quantum mechanics and wave functions, and quantum mechanics and atomic structure. (This is the first course in the Nuclear Engineering concentration.)

Prerequisites: PHYS 120 ; MATH 101 ; PHYS 230  or NUCE 460
3 hours a week, or 2 hours in a lab week
2 hours a week in the four lab weeks


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