Handbook

PREREQUISITE: (PHS3101 and PHS3201) or (PHS3031 and PHS3131)

PROHIBITION: PHS3062

Pre-workshop quizzes delivered and assessed via Moodle.

In-class quizzes typically delivered as immediate-feedback scratch cards, which are handed in after class.

Student-led collaborative problem solving during workshops. Discussions of conceptual points in groups followed by working on actual problems to solve. Each problem is typically fairly short and highlights a specific point in the covered material.

Assignment problems providing longer, more in-depth problems.

Computer lab problems, typically based on Mathematica and/or Python.

Lecture-style expositions of the assigned reading delivered as whiteboard/lightboard, and/or video recordings.

• Applies to all offerings

The workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours spread across the semester (approximately 12 hours per week) - approximately an even mixture of attendance at scheduled activities and self-scheduled study time. Learning activities comprise a mixture of instructor directed, peer-directed and self-directed learning, which includes face-to-face and online engagement.

Modern Particle Physics, by Mark Thomson

Particle Physics, by Martin and Shaw (4th ed, 2017).

Introduction to Elementary Particles, by David Griffiths (2nd Ed, 2008).

Students will be contacted with important information by email via the unit Moodle site. Assignments and pre-lecture quizzes are handed in via Moodle. You are expected to confirm your in-semester assessment marks before the end of the examination period by viewing the Grader report for the unit.