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Updated 2.10.2010

Friday, January 15

  • Intro. to Nuclear Physics (look at chapters 27 & 28 for atomic physics)
  • Review of atomic physics (Z, N, A numbers, isotopes, nucleons, unified mass unit)
  • Size of the nucleus and nucleons
  • Nuclear forces (review of four fundamental forces)

Tuesday, January 19

  • Life cycle of stars that end up as brown dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes, novae and supernovae
  • Degenerate matter in neutron stars (how p+ and e- turn into neutrons too)
  • Calculate diameter and density of neutron stars
  • Compare density of nucleus to density of atoms

Wednesday, January 20

  • P. 967, 1, 3, 4, 8 due
  • Binding energy

Thursday, January 21

  • Some other binding energy examples
  • Intro. to radioactivity

Friday, January 22

  • P. 968, 9-10, 12-13 due
  • Go over problems in class

Monday, January 25

  • Radioactive sources/geiger counter examples
  • Writing nuclear reactions (alpha and beta decay and decay chains)

Tuesday, January 26

  • Go over problems from last week
  • The neutrino as a product of beta decaysw & neutrino detection

Wednesday, January 27

  • P. 969, 25-28 due

Thursday, January 28

  • Half life theory

Friday, January 29

  • Half life calculations

Monday, February 1

  • Work on more problems

Tuesday, February 2

  • P. 968; 15-17, 19-21 due

Wednesday, February 3

  • Nuclear bombs
  • Nuclear energy

Thursday, February 4

  • P. 970; 22-23, 34-35, 53-54 due

Friday, February 5

  • Nuclear power plants

Monday, February 8

  • Go over Thursday's problems

Tuesday, February 9

  • Nuclear reactor at PSU
  • Nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers
  • Protection from radiation in medicine

Wednesday, February 10 – No school – Snow day

Thursday, February 11 and Friday, February 12 – No School – Teacher Inservice

Monday, February 15

  • Chapters 29 & 7 & 8 test