PHYS 225A: Elementary Particles

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; consultation, 1 hour

Catalog page 372

Prerequisites: PHYS 221A, PHYS 221B, PHYS 221C; or consent of instructor

Description: Provides an overview of particle physics. Topics include Quantum Electrodynamics (QED), the Quark- Parton Model, and Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). Also discusses experimental techniques for particle detection and energy measurement. Students whose research is related to high-energy physics receive a letter grade; other students receive a letter grade or

Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

PHYS 225B
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Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 6/25 6/25
2024-25 7/25 7/25
2021-22 4/25 4/25
2020-21 0/25 0/25
2019-20 8/25 8/25
2018-19 7/25 7/25
2017-18 8/25 8/25
2016-17 0/25 0/25