Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The main subjects are the nuclei, the radioactive decay, the different decays, the nuclear reactions and the interactions between matter and particles. Various applications are also discussed: fission, fusion, dating, material analysis, medical techniques,...
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course is mainly an introduction to nuclear physics. The aim is to familiarize the students with elementary concepts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Physics and mathematics learned during 1st bachelor
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Face-to-face theoretical course
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
The face-to-face course is organized during the 1st period (yellow and orange codes).
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Slide copies (pdf).
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Further information:
- Students in radiation protection, radiopharmacy, nuclear medicine: Oral presentation, possibly by videoconference if face-to-face attendance is not possible, of personal work on a subject related to the course. The concepts covered in the course must be clearly apparent in the presentation.
- Radiodiagnostics students: written exam
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The theoretical course is given at the same as the physics modern, nuclear physics section, course of physics bachelor.
Contacts
Professor
Laurent DREESEN, Institut de Physique, B5a - Sart Tilman, Tél : 04/366.30.36, fax : 04/366.36.29, e-mail : Laurent.Dreesen@uliege.be
Secretary :
Alexis ORTEGA : a.ortega@uliege.be