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Structure of Matter

Course code

MLF6033.LT

old course code

MLF6033

Course title in Estonian

Aine struktuur

Course title in English

Structure of Matter

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To support the development of systematic knowledge of the structure of matter on different levels, of nuclear and radiation physics;
To support the integrative understanding of physics and biology via radiation physics.

Brief description of the course

The basics of atomic physics: Bohr's atomic model, the quantum mechanical model of the atom, x-ray, Moseley's law. The basics of nuclear physics: Radioactivity, the composition of an atomic nucleus, atomic power, binding energy, nuclear reactions. Elementary particles. The interaction between radiation and matter, measuring radioactive radiation. The biological impact of radiation.
Solving exercises on the aforementioned topics.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the different levels of the structure of matter;
- understands the structure and development of the physical world;
- understands radiation protection, and the impact of different types of radiation on living organisms;
- can solve the problem exercises related to radiation and nuclear physics.

Teacher

PhD Erkki Soika

Prerequisite course 1

Optics (MLF6031.LT)

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