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FYS241A Nuclear physics

Credits (ECTS):5

Course responsible:Cecilia Marie Futsæther

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:In total 125 hours distributed over lectures, problem solving classes, mandatory activities and self-study.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts and ends in the spring parallell. This course has teaching/evaluation in the spring parallell.

About this course

Nuclear physics: radioactivity and decay, interactions of radiation with matter, biological effects of radiation, dose calculations, radiation protection, applications of nuclear physics, fission, fusion.

Learning outcome

Obtain comprehensive understanding of ionising radiation.

  • Understand how radiation is produced, measured and interacts with matter. Key topics are radioactive decay processes, interaction mechanisms, biological, health and environmental effects of ionising radiation, nuclear fission and fusion, reactor physics, commercial nuclear reactors. The relationship between dose terms, radiation dose calculations and the evaluation of these in relation to international recommendations on radiation protection should be well understood.
  • The student should be able to evaluate risks associated with environmental problems, for both the individual and society.
  • Learning activities

    Lectures spring parallell: On average two hours each week. Problem solving classes: On average two hours of problem-solving, going through problems and colloquia each week.

    Lectures that cover key topics and theories in selected areas of nuclear physics. In the problem solving classes, the student will solve problems on topics covered in the lectures. Selected exercises and topics will be discussed.

    Mandatory activities will focus on project writing.

  • Teaching support
    Web page with course information. The students will be able to make appointments with the lecturers to discuss the course material.
  • Prerequisites

    FYS101, FYS102

    MATH111, MATH112, MATH113

  • Recommended prerequisites
    FYS245 (can be taken in parallel)
  • Assessment method
    Written examination (2.0 hours).

    School exam Grading: Letter grades Permitted aids: B2 Calculator handed out, other aids as specified
  • Examiner scheme
    The external and internal examiner jointly prepare the exam questions and the assessment guidelines. The external examiner reviews the internal examiner's examination results by correcting a random sample of candidate's exams as a calibration according to the faculty's guidelines for examination assessment.
  • Mandatory activity
    Mandatory activities. Details will be given at the beginning of the course.
  • Teaching hours

    Lectures: 26 hours. Problem solving classes: 26 hours. Project presentations: 2 hours

    Note that the lectures and problem solving classes will be held together with FYS241 . FYS241A has organised teaching for 6.5 weeks (half of FYS241) together with FYS241.

  • Reduction of credits
    Full overlap between FYS241A and FYS241. FYS241A is a 5 credit subset of FYS241.
  • Admission requirements
    Special requirements in Science