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.