Particle Physics

Course syllabus and schedule, and study guide

The Spring 2008 syllabus and schedule in PDF format.
The Spring 2008 study guide in PDF format. (Really just a long, frighteningly detailed list of topics.)
The Spring 2006 syllabus and schedule in PDF format.

Course texts (updated for 2008)

B.R.Martin and G.Shaw, Particle Physics, J. Wiley and Sons.
- Obtain from bookstore or your favorite online bookseller.
W.-M. Yao et al., The Review of Particle Physics, Journal of Physics G 33, 1 (2006) and 2007 partial update for edition 2008.
- Obtain from http://pdg.lbl.gov.
- DO NOT PRINT THE BOOK! It will just kill trees. Save the PDF files and read them. (Or, print just specific chapters as you need them, if you really must despoil the Earth.)

Prerequisites

Physics III: Relativity and Quantum Physics (Phys 325)

Course goals

By the end of the course, the successful student will ...

... have a basis to read and understand the Review of Particle Physics, especially the sections on the standard model and related topics and experimental methods.
... know the experimental basis of the model.
... be familiar with the range of observable phenomena related to particle physics.

See also the official course description in the undergraduate and graduate catalogs. Other information will appear in the K-State Online course pages.