Individual course details
Study programme Theoretical and experimental physics
Chosen research area (module)  
Nature and level of studies Undergraduate studies
Name of the course Nuclear physics
Professor (lectures)  
Professor/associate (examples/practical) Jovan Puzović
Professor/associate (additional) Marjan Ćirković
ECTS   Status (required/elective) Required
Access requirements Physics of atoms, Quantum mechanics 1 and 2
Aims of the course Introduction to basics of modern nuclear physics, historical progress, radioactivity, ionization effects, nuclear astrophysics, property and models of nuclei, fission and fusion.
Learning outcomes Students are introduced to basics of modern nuclear physics; they are able to use their knowledge (nuclear medicine, industry) and follows recent results of modern research in this area. 
Contents of the course
Lectures Short history of Nuclear Physics. Nuclear physics and particle physics. Chart of isotopes. Static properties of nucleus. Dimensions of nucleus. Mass of nucleus. Electromagnetic moments. Spin and parity of nuclear states. Isospin. Basic properties of nuclear forces. Nuclear models: liquid drop model, shell model. Instability of nucleus: alpha, beta and gamma decays. Nuclear reactions. Nuclear spectroscopy. Physics of neutrons. Physics of neutrinos. Spontaneous fission. Induced fission and chain reaction. Fusion. Nuclear astrophysics.
Examples/ practical classes 1. Ionization chamber 2. Absorption of gamma rays 3. Statistics of counts 4. Measurements of low activity 5. Magnetic beta spectrometry 6. Scintillations gamma spectrometry 7. Semiconductors gamma spectrometry 
Recommended books
1 K.S.Krane: "Introductory Nuclear Physics", Wiley, New York 1988 
2 L. Marinkov: "Osnovi nuklearne fizike" Univerzitet Novi Sad 1976
3 W.E.Bucham: "Nuclear Physics" Longman Group 1973
4 J. Puzović: "Nuklearna fizika kroz eksperiment", Faculty of Physics 2017
5 D. Krpić, I. Aničin, I. Savić: "Nuklearna fizika kroz zadatke" Univerzitet u Beogradu 1996
Number of classes (weekly)
Lectures Examples&practicals   Student project Additional
4 2+2      
Teaching and learning methods Lectures; Solving problems; Consultations; Practical classes
Assessment (maximal 100)
assesed coursework mark examination mark
coursework 10 written examination 30
practicals 20 oral examination 40
papers      
presentations