College of Chemistry Course Guide

NUCE 101 - Nuclear Reactions and Radiation (4 Units)

(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)

Course Overview

Summary

Energetics and kinetics of nuclear reactions and radioactive decay, fission, fusion, and reactions of low-energy neutrons; properties of the fission products and the actinides; nuclear models and transition probabilities; interaction of radiation with matter.

Prerequisites

PHYS 7C

Fall only

Workload

Time Commitment

3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.




UC Berkeley Course Guide