ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Particle Physics
Areas: Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics
Center Faculty of Physics
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
Situation 1:
The student will acquire an introductory knowledge of the main tools and computational methods commonly used in today’s particle and nuclear physics experiments. The course aims at a level such that and understanding of computing programs written by specialists will be possible, together with the ability to design simple ones from scratch. It is expected that after finishing this course the student will be prepared to undertake simple specific research projects using the software infrastructure present in nowadays big high energy particle physics and nuclear physics experiments.
Situation 2 and 3: No change
Situation 1:
Object Oriented Programming (C++ and/or Python) applied to the data analysis in nuclear and particle physics.
Statistical methods for data analysis. Signal to noise separation in n-dimensional spaces.
Simulation techniques using GEANT4.
Data analysis techniques using ROOT.
Situation 2 and 3: No change
Situation 1:
Data Analysis Techniques for High-Energy Physics. R. Frühwirth et al. Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology.
Numerical Recipes in C++. The Art of Scientific Computing. William H. Press et al. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Scientific and Engineering C++. John J. Barton, Lee R. Nackman, Lee R. Nackman. Addison Wesley Professional, 1994.
Learning Python. Mark Lutz, David Ascher. O'Reilly, 1999.
http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4. Geant4 is a toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter.
http://root.cern.ch. An Object Oriented Framework For Large Scale Data Analysis
Situation 2 and 3: No change
Situation 1:
BASICS AND GENERAL:
CG01 - Acquire the ability to perform team research work.
CG02 - Be able to analyze and synthesize.
CG03 - Acquire the ability to write texts, articles or scientific reports according to publication standards.
CG04 - Become familiar with the different modalities used to disseminate results and disseminate knowledge in scientific meetings.
CG05 - Apply knowledge to solve complex problems.
CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context
CB7 - Knowledge about how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study
TRANSVERSAL
CT01 - Ability to interpret texts, documentation, reports and academic articles in English, scientific language par excellence.
CT02 - Develop the capacity to make responsible decisions in complex and / or responsible situations.
ESPECIFIC
CE07 - Acquire the training for the use of the main computational tools and the management of the main experimental techniques of Nuclear and Particle Physics.
CE08 - Acquire an in-depth knowledge of the structure of matter in the low energy regime and its characterization.
Situation 2 and 3: No change
Situation 1:
There will be expositive lessons where the student will be introduced to essential concepts using slides, and interactive sessions in small groups where the students are expected to solve practical examples assisted by the instructor. Furthermore, there will be tutorial sessions aimed to individual teacher-student interaction.
If possible, the lessons will be given in rooms with computers; if this is not possible, the lectures will be given in normal classrooms with the adequate capacity with the portable computers of the students (for particular cases, a computer loan can be asked for to the USC).
Situation 2 and 3: See the contingency plan in the comments section.
Situation 1:
There will be a constant evaluation an monitoring of the progress achieved by the students. This will be accomplished by means of discussions in the interactive sessions, where the students are expected to present solutions to proposed practical cases.
Assistence and attitude %40
Quality of individual works %60
Exceptionally, there could be a final exam.
Situation 2 and 3: No change
Situation 1:
Theory: 15 hours (100% attending)
Practice: 15 hours (100% attending)
Tutorial sessions: 5 hours (100% attending)
Personal work and other activities: 40 hours (0% attending)
Situation 2 and 3: No change
Situation 1:
It is very important to acquire a systematic and regular plan of study, so that a certain percentage of every week working time is reserved to this course. The attendance to all teaching lessons and an active participation in the discussions is, of course, the best attitude.
Situation 2 and 3: No change
CONTINGENCY PLAN in case of a modification of the situation:
1) Objectives: no change
2) Contents: no change
3) Bibliography: no change
4) Competence: no change
5) Teaching methodology:
Situation 2:
In case of problems, due to limitations in the maximum capacity, the classes could move to other classrooms with the correct capacity, where the students should use their own laptops (for particular cases, a computer loan can be asked for to the USC).
If this is not enough due to the authorities mandate, and not all the students can attend to the interactive classes:
1) based on the situation of the center, part of the students could follow the class in another classroom. So the class will be splited in two groups.
2) If there is no space in the center, part of the student could follow remote the course from home.
The tutorial session could be presential or remote, requiring a previous appointment.
Situation 3:
The class will be given remotely, and the lectures will be imparted synchronous in the official time. It could be by other reasons that some lessons should be imparted asynchronous, situation that should be announced previously.
The tutorial session should be remote, requiring a previous appointment.
6) Assessment system: no change
7) Study time and individual work: no change
Hector Alvarez Pol
Coordinador/a- Department
- Particle Physics
- Area
- Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics
- Phone
- 881813544
- hector.alvarez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Jose Angel Hernando Morata
- Department
- Particle Physics
- Area
- Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics
- Phone
- 881814024
- jose.hernando [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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| 18:00-19:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Boardroom - Block II |
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| 18:00-19:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Boardroom - Block II |
| 05.26.2021 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 2 |
| 07.12.2021 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 2 |