Nuclear and Atomic Physics

Inside the atom and its nucleus: nuclear forces and binding, radioactive decay, fission and fusion, and the spectra that reveal atomic structure.

This subject course follows the topic vertically, across the years it spans. The lessons are still being written — each is shown as a placeholder.

Year 3 — Nuclear & Atomic

  1. The Nuclear Force and Nuclear Models
  2. Nuclear Binding and the SEMF
  3. The Theory of Radioactive Decay
  4. Fission and Fusion, Quantitatively
  5. Atomic Spectra and Selection Rules