PHY 6/76201 PARTICLE PHYSICS Spring 2011

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Instructor:          Dr. Spiros Margetis, Room 304 Smith Hall, (330) 67-29739

Office Hours:     10:30-12:30 WF plus you can come see me anytime

Text: Introduction to Elementary Particles, by D. Griffiths, 2^nd Revised Edition, Wiley

Class Time:        2:15-3:05 p.m. MWF, Smith Hall Room 204

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Grade Determination and Responsibilities:

Coverage:	The above-mentioned book is only a reference. All relevant material will be presented and discussed in class. We will cover the first seven (7) chapters of this book but also discuss material which is not explicitly discussed in the book. You must attend the lectures. Other books that I use for this class include the: 'Quarks and Leptons' by Halzen and Martin and 'Introduction to High Energy Physics' by Perkins. A list of topics discussed is presented below: 1. Introduction/Review of Particle physics 2. Elementary particle dynamics 3. Quark model 4. Relativistic kinematics – four vectors 5. Symmetries, groups and conservation laws 6. Spin, isospin and bound states 7. Klein-Gordon equation, Electrodynamics of spinless particles 8. The Dirac equation, Electrodynamics of spin-1/2 particles 9. Feynman Calculus, QED 10. Elements of QCD
Whom to See:	The instructor, if you have questions about the subject matter, assigned problems, administrative  problems, the grades received or anything else you want to talk about this class.
Homework:	The selection of homework problems will be assigned a week in advance and announced in class and the web.  Homework is due every Monday, class time. Late homework will be accepted in the case of documented illness only. Otherwise a 20% penalty will be assessed. This is a problem-solving course so homework is essential. Homework problems may be discussed with fellow students, and consultation with me for help on problem solutions is allowed but after you have seriously tried them yourself.  There is no substitute for working lots of problems.  Many of the exam problems will be similar to the homework.	20 %
Exam Policy:	All the exams will be "closed book, closed notes." Calculators are allowed.  No makeup exam will be given except in the case of documented illness. The final will be comprehensive. All exams will each cover only the material covered in class since the previous exam. Again, make-up exams will be given only for acceptable and documented reasons. Quizzes, if any, given in class will be counted as bonus points	Test #1	25 %
		Test #2	25 %
		Final Test	30 %
		TOTAL 100%
General:	All pagers, mobile phones, etc. must be turned off in class.
University policy 3342-3-01.8 deals with the problem of academic dishonesty, cheating, and plagiarism.  None of these will be tolerated in this class.  The sanctions provided in this policy will be used to deal with any violations.  If you have any questions, please read the policy at http://www.kent.edu/policyreg/chap3/3-01-8.cfm and/or ask.
University policy 3342-3-01.3 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these through Student Accessability Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sas for more information on registration procedures).