SC/PHYS 4040
Elementary Particle Physics
2026–27 handbook
Topics
- Nuclear structure and radiation
- particle interactions with matter
- detectors and accelerators
- conservation and symmetry
- quarks and leptons
- Standard Model
Readings
- Handbook reference(s): Griffiths, D. Introduction to Elementary Particles, 2nd ed., Wiley-VCH; 2008. C. Coughlan, J. Dodd, The Ideas of Particle Physics. Cambridge University Press; 1991. A. Das, T. Ferbel, Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics. John Wiley and Sons; 1993. B. Martin, G. Shaw, Particle Physics. John Wiley and Sons; 2006. D. Perkins, Introduction to High Energy Physics. Cambridge University Press; 2000. W. Williams, Nuclear and Particle Physics. Oxford University Press; 1991.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Department handbook course outline ↗2026–27 handbook
- Reference books in a department handbook; not a confirmed required-book list for a particular 2026–27 section.