Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| University certificate in radioprotection expertise | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The main subjects are the nuclei, the radioactive decay, the different decays, the nuclear reactions and the interactions between matter and particles. Various applications are also discussed: fission, fusion, dating, material analysis, medical techniques,...
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course is mainly an introduction to nuclear physics. The aim is to familiarize the students with elementary concepts.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Physics and mathematics learned during 1st bachelor
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Face-to-face theoretical course for yellow and orange codes
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The face-to-face course is organized during the 1st period (yellow and orange codes).
10 sessions of 1h45.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
June-September exams
In-person :
- Oral
- Type : powerpoint presentation
- Durée : 20 min
Remote :
- Oral
- Type : powerpoint presentation
- Duration : 20 min / student
- Platform : Collaborate (or Lifesize)
Recommended or required readings
Slide copies (pdf).
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
- Oral presentation (visioconference if face-to-face is not allowed) of a personnal work on a subject related to the course.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The theoretical course is given at the same as the physics modern course of physics bachelor.
Contacts
Professor
Laurent DREESEN, Institut de Physique, B5a - Sart Tilman, Tél : 04/366.30.36, fax : 04/366.36.29, e-mail : Laurent.Dreesen@uliege.be
Secretary :
Alexis ORTEGA : a.ortega@uliege