Instructor for Fall 2009: Peter J. Pella Back to
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Curriculum "We think in generalities, but we live in detail." - Alfred North Whitehead If we fight a war and win it with H-bombs, what history
will remember is not the ideals we were fighting for but the methods we used to
accomplish them. These methods will be compared to the warfare of Genghis
Khan who ruthlessly killed every last inhabitant of Persia."
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Physics 310: Atomic and Nuclear Physics.
Introduction to quantum mechanics. Potential wells, barriers, one electron
atoms, and multielectron atoms are studied. Other topics include nuclear
models, decay, and nuclear reactions. Prerequisite:
