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N.R...Reilly ...Chairman............... 

Senate Committee on 

. . . Unde.rgraduate. .S.tudi.e.s............... 

New Course Proposal - Nuclear 

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redesignation of CHEM 442-3 

science 44-3. 

Action by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at 

its meeting on November 14 gives rise to the following motion: 

MOTION 

That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of 

Governors the proposals relating to the introduction of 

Nuclear Science courses as outlined below and detailed in 

S78- 152: 

i)

The introduction of a new course NUSC 485-3, Particle 

Physics. 

ii) Deletion of PHYS 471-4, Nuclear Physics. 

iii) 

The renaming of CHEM 442-3, Nuclear Chemistry as 

NUSC 442-3, Properites of Nuclear Matter and prerequisite change 

iv) That these courses appear in both the Chemistry and 

Physics sections of the calendar. 

v)

That these courses be available as upper division options 

for degree programs in Chemistry Minor, Major and Honors 

programs and also Chemical Physics Major and Honors 

programs. 

N.R. Reilly 

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Su6iect..Nq.q^e^!r Science 

Courses 

Further to my memorandum of 78-10-02, the 

Faculty of Science approved a prerequisite change for the 

course NUSC 442-3, (previously designated CHEM 442-3). 

This should read: 

"CHEM 361-3 or PHYS 385-3 or permission of 

the Department." 

This would enable students in either Chemistry 

or Physics programmes to have access to the course. 

In addition the Faculty of Science recommended 

that the courses NUSC 442-3 and NUSC 485-3 be admissible as 

upper division optional courses in lieu of upper division 

PHYS or CHEM courses in the following programmes: 

Chemistry - Honours, Major, Minor 

Chemical Physics - Honours, Major 

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Dean of Science 

New Course Proposal Nuclear Science 

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485-3 and Proposed Redesignation 

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1978 10 02 

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a uclear science 

The Faculty of Science, at its meeting of 1978 09 28, approved the 

following: 

1.

To approve the proposed new course Nuclear Science 485-3, "Particle 

Physics". 

2.

To delete PHYS 471-4, "Nuclear Physics". 

3.

CUEM 442-3, "Nuclear Chemistry", be :enamed Nuclear Science 442-3, 

"Properties of Nuclear Matter". 

RATIONALE 

There has been considerable discussion between Physics and Chemistry 

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recently with the aim of removing the substantial overlap between CHEM 442, 

"Nuclear Chemistry" and a proposed course in subatomic physics. In fact, 

there are faculty in both departments whose expertise qualifies them to 

teach the course out of their departments. Recognizing this dual 

competence, the Physics Department revised the content of its proposed subatomic 

physics course and the Chemistry Department renamed Chem 442 to "Properties 

of Nuclear Matter". Further, the Departitents have agreed that the two 

courses be renamed to: 

Nuclear Science 442-3, "Properties of Nuclear Matter", and 

Nuclear Science 48T;, "Particle Physics", 

and that the courses would appear in both Chemistry and Physics sections of 

the Calendar. 

The Honours Physics requirements have been revised so that students 

will be allowed a choice of Nuclear Science 442 and Nuclear Science 485. 

Each course would be taught once per year, probably Nuclear Science 

442 in the Fall and Nuclear Science 485 :.n the Spring. 

This co-operative effort will increase the contact between the 

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departments in nuclear science (it has a.ready done this) and we think 

The resources and scheduling for the 

y

c courses will be the responsibility 

of the instructor's home department, e.g. in the case of NUSI 485-3, the 

Physics Department when Dr. Viswanathan teaches the course and the Chemistry 

Department when the course is offered by Dr. Boal. 

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5. Approval, 

Date: 

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Dean 

Chairman 

Chairman, kçzS 

SENATE COITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

COURSE PROPOSAL FORM - CHANGF IN TITLP AND 

PREREQUISITE 

1.

Calendar information 

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Department: 

Chemistr 

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or

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Abbreviation Code:_ 

NUSC 

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Course Number: 

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442 ? 

Credit Hours:3 Vector:3-1-0 

Title of 

Course: 

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Properties of 

Nuclear ratter 

Calendar Description 

of Course: 

Study of nuclear structures and systematics. Nuclear decay 

processes. Nuclear models and nuclear reactions. 

Nature of 

Course 

Lecture 

Prerequisites (or 

special instructions): 

CHEM 

361-3 

or PHYS 385-3 

or permission of the Department. 

What 

course (courses), if 

any, is being 

dropped from the calendar if this course i 

approved: ? 

NONE 

2.

Scheduling 

How frequently will the 

course be offered? 

Approximately once per year 

Semester in which the course will first 

be offered? 

Which 

of your present 

faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? 

D. Boal, Chemistry 

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A. S. Arrott ,Physics and other facu. 

3.

Objectives of the Course 

4.

dudgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in 

the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

library 

?

NONE 

Audio 

Visual 

Space 

Equipment 

SCUS 73-34b:- 

(When completing this 

fo.m, for instructions see Memorandum .SCUS 7334a. 

Attach course outline). 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRAI)UATE STUDIES 

NO

COURSE PRO'OSAL IORM 

1.

Calendar Information 

?

Deartment:PhySiCS or Chemistry 

Abbreviation Code: 

NUSC 

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Course 

Number: 

485

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Credit hours: 

3

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Veccor:_3-0_ 

Title of Course: 

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Particle Physics 

Calendar Description of Course: 

Physics of elementary particles, Symmetries, strong interactions, 

electromagnetic interactions, weak int.ractjon. 

Nature of Course 

Lecture 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

PHYS 385-3 or CHEM 361-3 

or

p

ermission of the Department 

PHYS 

415-3 is a recommended prerequisite 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the 

calendar if this course 

approved: 

?

PHYS 

471-4, 

Nuclear Physics 

2.

Scheduling 

Row frequently will the course be offered? 

fln:e 

per year 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 

Which of your present faculty would be available to 

make the proposed offering 

possible? 

K.S. Viswanathan (Physics) ; D. 3oal (Chemistry) 

3.

Objectives of the Course 

A survey of the physics of elementary articles 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements 

(for informatiun only) 

What additional resources will be required in 

the following 

areas: 

Faculty 

Staff 

Library 

Audio Visual 

?

NONE 

Space 

Equipment 

5.

Approval 

Date:)L 

11 .9ePartment Chairman 

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Dean ? 

Chairman, SCU 

SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this 

form, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 

13-34a. 

Attach course outline). 

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Course Outline 

Nuclear Science • 

485-3 - Particle Physics 

Course Content: ? 

A review of elementary particle decay and reaction 

phenomenology followed by a comparison with some 

standard models for each of the topics: 

1.

Symmetries 

- review of experimental evidence for particle quantum 

numbers. 

- SU(n) classification schemes and mass formulae 

- quark mocel 

2.

Strong interactions 

- scattering and reaction theory 

- hadron-hadron scattering phenomenology 

- Regge poles, S-matrix theory 

- quantumchromodynamics 

3.

Electromagnetic interactions 

- electromagnetic decays of hadrons 

- electromagnetic form factors and photoproduction 

experiments 

- introduction to quantumelectrodynamics 

4.

Weak interactions 

- beta decay phenomenology 

- four-point model 

- gauge theories 

- neutrino scattering 

Texts 

"Subatomic Physics" by Frauenfelder and Henley or "Introduction to Elementary 

Particle Physics" by Williams. 