Course code

MLR6007

old course code

MLR6007

Course title in Estonian

Aine struktuur

Course title in English

Structure of Matter

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

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

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

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

Course aims

The aim is to give a systematic overview of the structure of matter, atomic and nuclear physics, the generation of different nuclear and atomic radiation, interactions of radiation with matter and with the human body.

Brief description of the course

The basics of atomic physics: Bohr´s atomic model, quantum-mechanical view of an atom, X-ray radiation, Moseley´s law. The basics of nuclear physics: radioactivity, nucleus of an atom, nuclear forces, binding energy, nuclear reactions. Elementary particles. Interaction of radiation and matter, measurement of radiation.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
Loengud. Rühmatöö ja frontaaltöö seminarides valdkonnaga seotud probleemide ja näitülesannete lahendamine. Uurimistöö radioaktiivsusest.. Iseseisva ja rühmatööna ülesannete lahendamine. Praktikumides laboratoorsete tööde läbiviimine paaristööna. Tulemused esitatakse individuaalse analüüsiga.

Teacher

dots A. Ainsaar, õp A. Roode, lektor J. Priimets

Prerequisite course 1

Optics (MLR6006)

The course is a prerequisite