| Date |
Lecture |
Readings |
Homework |
| Mon Jan 14 |
Lecture 1: Introduction |
Griffiths Intro and Ch.1 |
|
| Wed Jan 16 |
Lecture 2: Fundamental Matter Particles: Leptons |
Griffiths Ch. 1 |
|
| Mon Jan 21 |
MLK Day |
|
|
| Wed Jan 23 |
Lecture 3: Fundamental Matter Particles: Quarks |
Griffiths Ch. 1 |
Homework 1 (Due Jan 30)
Solutions |
| Mon Jan 28 |
Lecture 4: Relativistic Kinematics |
Griffiths Ch. 3, PHYS 325 Relativity Lectures (Sp10) |
|
| Wed Jan 30 |
Lecture 5: Interactions and Feynmann Diagrams: QED & QCD |
Griffiths Ch. 2 |
Homework 2 (Due Feb 6)
Solutions |
| Mon Feb 4 |
Lecture 6: Interactions and Feynman Diagrams: Weak Interactions |
Griffiths Ch. 2 |
|
| Wed Feb 6 |
Lecture 7: Symmetries and Conservation Laws: Groups |
Griffiths Ch. 4 |
Homework 3 (Due Feb 13)
Solutions |
| Mon Feb 11 |
Lecture 8: Symmetries and Conservation Laws: Spinors |
Griffiths Ch. 4 |
|
| Wed Feb 13 |
Lecture 9: Symmetries and Conservation Laws: Flavor |
Griffiths Ch. 4 |
Homework 4 (Due Feb 20)
Solutions |
| Mon Feb 18 |
Lecture 10: Symmetries and Conservation Laws: Discrete Symmetries (Parity, C, G-parity) |
Griffiths Ch. 4 |
|
| Wed Feb 20 |
Lecture 11: Symmetries and Conservation Laws: Discrete Symmetries (CP, T, and CPT) |
Griffiths Ch. 4 |
Homework 5 (Due Feb 27)
Solutions |
| Mon Feb 25 |
Lecture 12: Building Hadrons from Quarks: SU(2) Symmetry |
Griffiths Ch. 5.5-5.6 |
|
| Wed Feb 27 |
Lecture 13: Building Hadrons from Quarks: SU(3) Symmetry |
Griffiths Ch. 5.5-5.6 |
Homework 6 (Due Mar 6)
Solutions |
| Mon Mar 4 |
Lecture 14: Feynman Calculus, Decays, and Scattering: Decay Rates and Golden Rule |
Griffiths Ch. 6.1.1, 6.2 |
|
| Wed Mar 6 |
Lecture 15: Feynman Calculus, Decays, and Scattering: Cross Sections |
Griffiths Ch. 6.1.2 |
Spring 2012 Midterm Exam,
Solutions |
| Mon Mar 11 |
NO LECTURE |
|
|
| Wed Mar 13 |
Midterm Exam; 9:30 am - 10:50 am; 136 Loomis Laboratory
Solutions |
|
|
| Mon Mar 18 |
Spring Break |
|
|
| Mon Mar 20 |
Spring Break |
|
|
| Mon Mar 25 |
NO LECTURE: CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER |
|
|
| Wed Mar 27 |
Lecture 16: Feynmans Rules and the Dirac Equation |
Griffiths Ch. 6.3, 7.1 |
Homework 7 (Due Apr 3)
Solutions |
| Mon Apr 1 |
Lecture 17: Solutions to the Dirac Equation |
Griffiths Ch. 7.2 |
|
| Wed Apr 3 |
Lecture 18: Bilinear Covariants, Parity, and the Photon |
Griffiths: Ch. 7.3, 7.4 |
Homework 8 (Due Apr 10)
Solutions |
| Mon Apr 8 |
Lecture 19: Feynman Rules for QED |
Griffiths Ch. 7.5, 7.6 |
|
| Wed Apr 10 |
Lecture 20: Casimir's Trick, Trace Theorems, and Cross Sections in QED |
Griffiths Ch. 7.7, 7.8 |
Homework 9 (Due Apr 17)
Solutions |
| Mon Apr 15 |
Lecture 21: Electromagnetic Interactions with Leptons and Hadrons |
Griffiths Ch. 8.1, 8.2 |
|
| Wed Apr 17 |
Lecture 22: Feynman Rules for QCD and Color Factors |
Griffiths Ch. 8.3, 8.4 |
Homework 10 (Due Apr 24)
Solutions |
| Mon Apr 22 |
Lecture 23: Charged Weak Interactions of Leptons and Quarks |
Griffiths Ch. 9.1, 9.2, 9.5 |
|
| Wed Apr 24 |
Lecture 24: Neutral Currents, Electroweak Unification, and Chiral Fermions |
Griffiths Ch. 9.4, 9.6, 9.7 |
Homework 11 (Due May 1)
Solutions |
| Mon Apr 29 |
Lecture 25: Weak Currents and Hypercharge in GSW Theory; Lagrangians in Relativistic Field Theory |
Griffiths Ch. 9.7, 10.1, 10.2 |
|
| Wed May 1 |
Lecture 26: Local Gauge Invariance, EWSB, and the Higgs Mechanism; Beyond the Standard Model |
Griffiths Ch. 10.3, 10.7-10.9, Ch. 11 & 12 |
|
| Thu May 2 |
Reading Day |
|
|
| Mon May 6 |
Final Exam; 8:00 am - 11:00 am; 136 Loomis Laboratory |
|
|
