PHY 431 Course Syllabus


The following is a tentative class syllabus:

Topics

1. Introduction: Overview of Elementary Particle Physics

2. Relativistic Kinematics

3. Experimental Tools: Particle Accelerators and Detectors

4. Theoretical Tools: Symmetries

5. The Feynman Calculus

6. Quantum Electrodynamics

7. Weak Interactions and neutrino physics

8. Strong Interactions: From Nuclear Forces to QCD