SHP Particle Physics

Fall 2018

Introduction (September 22nd, 2018): 2018Fall_SHP_Week1.pdf

History (September 29nd, 2018): Week2.pdf

Standard Model 1 (October 27th, 2018): week6_SM_1.pdf

This page collects the class material for the Particle Physics course for the Fall 2018 semester.

Spring 2018

• Introduction (January 27th, 2018): Introduction1_Spring2018.pdf
• History of Particle Physics (February 3rd, 2018): History2_Spring2018.pdf
• Special Relativity (February 10th, 2018): Relativity3_Spring2018.pdf
• Quantum Mechanics (February 17th, 2018): QuantumMechanics4_Spring2018.pdf
• Experimental Methods (February 24th, 2018): cv_shp_wk5_experimental_methods.pdf
• Standard Model (March 3rd, 2018): cv_shp_wk6_standard_model.pdf
• Limitations of the Standard Model (March 10th, 2018): cv_shp_wk7_standard_model_limitations.pdf
• Neutrinos -- part I (March 24th, 2018): Neutrinos8_Spring2018.pdf
• Neutrinos -- part II (April 7th, 2018): cv_shp_wk9_neutrinos_II_1.pdf
  

Related Topics

• Science-on-Hudson Public Lecture Series

Resources on Research Opportunities

Useful links

• http://sps.columbia.edu/highschool
• http://www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-admissions/future-students/programs-for-high-school-students/
• https://www.rockefeller.edu/outreach/summer-science/links/
• https://research.princeton.edu/students/research-opportunities/
• Fermilab Summer Internship: http://ed.fnal.gov/interns/programs/quarknet/index.shtml (requires you to live in Fermilab's area, maybe you can apply if you have family/friends there)
• CERN S’Cool LAB Summer CAMP: http://scool.web.cern.ch/content/scool-lab-summer-camp
• Brookhaven National Laboratory High School Research Program: https://www.bnl.gov/education/program.asp?q=219

And when you are in college, you can be part of our Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. More information at https://www.nevis.columbia.edu/reu/

Resources on Tools to become a Particle Physicist

• Learn how to use the shell, either from Linux or Apple's Mac OS. A quick introduction is https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/100
• C++ is the main language used in particle physics. A popular reference is http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/
• ROOT is a software framework written in C++ which is used by particle physicists for their analyses. A compilation of resources can be found at https://root.cern.ch/getting-started
  • Here is a great tutorial followed by the REU students at Nevis: https://www.nevis.columbia.edu/~seligman/root-class/
• Python is also a common language and it's a particularly good one for programming beginners. A compilation of resources is here but you can find plenty others online.

Previous Years

Fall 2017

• Introduction (September 16th, 2017): Introduction1_Fall2017.pdf
• History of Particle Physics (September 23rd, 2017): History2_Fall2017.pdf
• Special Relativity (October 7th, 2017): Relativity3.pdf
  
• Quantum Mechanics (October 14th, 2017): QM4.pdf
• Experimental Methods (October 21st, 2017): cv_shp_wk5_experimental_methods.pdf
  
• Standard Model Overview: cv_shp_wk6_standard_model.pdf
  
• Standard Model Limitations: cv_shp_wk7_standard_model_limitations.pdf
• Neutrinos -- part I (November 11th, 2017): Neutrinos8_Fall2017.pdf
• Neutrinos -- part II (November 18th, 2017): Neutrinos9_Fall2017.pdf
• LHC and Experiments (December 2nd, 2017): LHC10_1.pdf, LHC10_2.pdf
• Higgs Boson and Beyond (December 9th, 2017): Higgs11.pdf
• Cosmology (December 16th, 2017): cv_shp_wk12_particle_cosmology.pdf

Spring 2017

• Introduction (January 28th, 2017): Intro1.pdf
• History of Particle Physics (February 4th, 2017): History2.pdf
• Special Relativity (February 11th, 2017):
  
• Quantum Mechanics (February 18th, 2017):
  
• Experimental Methods (February 25th, 2017):
  
• Standard Model Overview (March 4th, 2017): SM6.pdf
• Standard Model Limitations (March 11th, 2017): SM7.pdf
• Neutrinos -- part I (March 25th, 2017): Neutrinos8.pdf
• Neutrinos -- part II (April 1st, 2017): Neutrinos9.pdf
• LHC and Experiments (April 8th, 2017): LHC10_1.pdf, LHC10_2.pdf
• Higgs boson and Beyond (April 29th, 2017): Higgs11.pdf
• Cosmology (May 6th, 2017): cv_shp_wk12_particle_cosmology.pdf

-- Ines Ochoa - 2017-01-26 -- Jose Ignacio Crespo Anadon - 2017-09-18

• 2018Fall_SHP_Week1.pdf: Lec01_Introduction_2018_Fall_Science_Honors_Program