- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Universe of elementary particles 1100-WCE-OG
- https://www.fuw.edu.pl/~zarnecki/WCE/
- https://kampus-student2.ckc.uw.edu.pl/course/view.php?id=14454 (term 2023Z)
- https://kampus-kursy.ckc.uw.edu.pl/course/view.php?id=803 (term 2024Z)
Lecture is an introduction to a rapidly developing new field of research - the intersection of the elementary particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology (called astroparticle physics). Mathematical apparatus will be limited in order to allow a wider audience to attend.
Program:
1. Introductory information on Standard Model
2. Detectors. Accelerators and colliders. Large-scale experiments
3. Hadrons, quarks and leptons
4.Theory of elementary interactions, Standard Model
5. Tests of the Standard Model and discovery of the Higgs particle
6. Extensions of the Standard Model
7. Origin and structure of the Universe, dark matter and dark energy
8. Gravitational waves
Estimated time of work:
- lecture 30h
- preparation to lecture 15h
- preparation to exam 20h
Sum: 65h
Last update: Aleksander Żarnecki, October 2020
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
The successful student:
KNOWLEDGE
- describes elementary constituents of matter, their basic properties and interactions
- understands the difference between classical and quantum description of the phenomena
- lists main successes and problems of the Standard Model
- describes relations between particle physics and evolution of the universe
SKILLS
- recognizes processes studied in the current particle physics experiments
- is able to rate the credibility of medial information
ATTITUDES
- understands the key role of experiment in the development of physics
Assessment criteria
Assessment requirements:
presence at lectures, 50% of points from written tests.
Presence at lectures will be verified by short tests, which will be accessible on Kampus platform after each lecture. Results from lecture tests add (with weight of 0.5) to the final test results.
List of test questions will be made available on the lecture web page.
Bibliography
1. Martinus J.G. Veltman, Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics, World Scientific 2003
2. Frank Close, Kosmiczna Cebula - Kwarki i Wszechświat, PWN 1989
3. L. Lederman, D. Teresi, Boska cząstka, jeśli Wszechświat jest odpowiedzią, jak brzmi pytanie?, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa 2005
4. M. J. G. Veltman, The Higgs Boson, Scientific American 255:88-94,1986 (Issue no 5).
5. Y. Nambu, A Matter of Symmetry, Scientific American, May 1992, str. 37
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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