1. Lecture #1: Introduction
   

   Introductory lecture that gives the course organization and backgrounds on radiation and nuclear science.
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2. Lecture #2: Radioactivity
   

   Lecture #2 covers decay laws and basic radioactive decay kinetics.
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3. Lecture #3: Nuclear properties and reactions
   

   Lecture #3 discusses Q-values of nuclear reactions and how to calculate basic reaction rates for reactions where a particle is shot at a target..
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4. Homework #1
   

   Homework #1 covers the topics shown in lecture #2.
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5. Homework #1 solutions
   

   Solutions to homework #1
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6. Lecture #4: Nuclear mass and the shell model
   

   Lecture #4 covers the nuclear force, the semi-empirical mass formula (SEMF), and the shell-model for the nuclear force.
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7. Lecture #5: Parity and collective states
   

   Lecture #5 covers the spin and parity of the wave-functions of nuclear states, as well as different excitation modes.
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8. Homework #2
   

   Homework #2 is a review of topics covered in lecture #4.
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9. Lecture #6: Gamma radiation/emission
   

   Lecture #6 focuses on gamma decay, gamma radiation selection rules, and decay transition rates. Internal conversion is also lightly touched on.
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10. Lecture #7: Beta radiation and electron capture
    

    Lecture #7 discusses beta decay and electron capture. Selection rules for decay are lightly covered, as a detailed description would require a deep analysis of Fermi's Golden Rule.
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A basic understanding of quantum mechanics will help with some of the later topics, but is not necessary.

The course will be hosted on lore.com. Lectures and homeworks will be posted once a week on Fridays. Homework will cover the topics explained in the previous week and solutions will be posted the following week. Please attempt the homework problems before looking at the solutions so that you can understand the material better.

The first lecture is posted on lore.com and provides a general background on each topic to be covered.

I graduated with a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.S. in nuclear engineering, and am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in nuclear engineering. Additionally, I TA'd a one-semester course on nuclear and radiochemistry. Course material is based off of the material that I TA'd and some extra material published by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.