The class outcomes, expectations, and grading are explained. Resources for the course are provided, including the chart of the nuclides and links to the table of the isotopes, programs, and databases. The laboratory courses and reserach expectations are introdued. A history of radioelement discovery and radiation research is presented. The Chart of the Nuclides is discussed and used. Atomic properties, nuclear nomenclature, X-rays, types of decays and physical forces are introduced.
The .avi file for Lecture 1 has a length of 5-6 minutes before it cuts off. If anyone is looking for a complete copy of the lecture, the .mov file appears to be a complete copy. For those of us using windows, you can still play .mov files using VLC media player (free download here: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html )
ReplyDeleteI have not yet finished listening to the full lecture; I just wanted to point out the problem with the .avi file extension. When I have finished listening to Lecture 1, I will post again with regards to the lecture material itself.
Thanks Zach. I will try to fix this.
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Should be fixed now. Ken
ReplyDeleteWatching/listening to this lecture was quite helpful in familiarizing myself with the general use of the chart of nuclides. I also enjoyed the overview of the history of nuclear science, and learning more about those who made some of the most significant contributions to our modern understanding of the atom.
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Thanks for your comment Zach. I am glad the online lecture was helpful.
DeleteI've completed the .mov version of Lecture 1. Listening to this lecture was a good refresher in the origins of nuclear science for me.
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Chris thanks for the comment. I am glad the mov file worked.
ReplyDeleteI really like the breadth that this video reviews the history and basics of nuclear science. I also liked the detail that it went with understanding the chart of the nuclides, which is something that is foreign to me.
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I just finished listening to lecture 1 on .mov, it was really interesting and I understand the chart of the nuclides a little bit more.
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I enjoyed the interesting and informative history portion of the lecture. It was also really cool how the chart of the nuclides give so much data in a small amount of space. I can see how essential the chart is to a radiochemist!
ReplyDeleteI read lecture one, and posted my response under lecture 3. Sorry
ReplyDeleteno worries. I was wondering why that happened however.
DeleteI finished lecture 1. Some of the information I already knew and some of the information I had to learn from scratch. The lecture gave a good starting point on what to know.
ReplyDeletethanks for the comment
ReplyDeleteFinished lecture 1. Did a great job clarifying how to use the chart of nuclides and table of isotopes. Will we go further into particle physics in later lectures?
ReplyDeleteMatt, particle physics is at the course boundary. We will touch upon it later but not in much detail.
ReplyDeleteGreat lecture. I still have a few questions about the color coding of the nuclide chart… for example what is the difference between white and grey are these states both equally stable??
ReplyDeleteGrey is stable or greater than 5E8 years. White on the top is short lived, under 1 day. An isotope with a metastable state (103Rh on page 59) has both white for the short metastable state and grey for the stable ground state).
DeleteFinally getting around to posting... Great lecture, I think the concepts introduced at the end (parity, spin, magnetic moments, etc.) are a little ambiguous though. Will we be expected to know/apply these concepts in depth?
ReplyDeleteWe will go over these terms in more detail. Spin and parity will be used in decay and the shell model. Magnetic moments will be used to describe details of the nucleus.
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