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PHYC40080

Academic Year 2024/2025

High Energy Particle Physics (PHYC40080)

Subject:
Physics
College:
Science
School:
Physics
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Ronan McNulty
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module provides an introduction to modern particle physics:fundamental particles and interactions, experiments at particlecolliders, quantum numbers and conservation laws, the Standard Modelof Particle Physics, quarks and leptons, gauge and Higgs bosons,resonant states and quark model of hadrons, Feynman diagrams,electroweak unification, P and CP violation, physics of charm, beautyand top quarks, mixing and oscillation, strong interaction physics,neutrino physics, physics beyond the Standard Model.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the module, students should have acquired a clearunderstanding of particle physics and the Standard Model describingnature at the most fundamental level. The student should be able tounderstand and work within this framework and its extensions, be ableto analyse particle properties and scattering reactions, and to deviseexperiments.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

48

Autonomous Student Learning

36

Lectures

30

Tutorial

6

Seminar (or Webinar)

1

Total

121


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, self-reflection on material, in-class tests, homework, tutorials.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Exam with unseen material testing student understanding of the module material End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
Graded No
70
No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: In-class assessment throughout the semester that includes problem solving and allows continuous revision and personal reflection on progress Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
20
No
Exam (Take-Home): A series of assignments that can be completed at home Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
10
No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

In-class tests and solutions, group and individual problem solving, homework, tutorials.

Mark Thomson, Modern Particle Physics
David Griffiths, Introduction to Elementary Particles
Andrew Larkoski, Elementary Particle Physics, an intuitive introduction.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Mon 13:00 - 14:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Wed 09:00 - 09:50