Physics 610 will cover the following topics at an elementary level:

• Introduction to the Elementary Particles and Interactions
• The Standard Model
• Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
• Precision Tests of the Standard Model
• Problems with the Standard Model
• Extensions to the Standard Model
• Experiments with Hadron Colliders
• Experiments with Lepton Colliders
• Cosmological Connections

These topics represent an overview of important issues in particle physics research today. Throughout the course, the interplay between theory and experiment will be emphasized.

Outline of Reading Assignments

Lecture Schedule

Problem Set 1
Problem Set 2
Problem Set 3

Instructor:	Prof. Jim Brau
	(346-4766)
	414B Willamette
	(enter through 414 Willamette)
Class Hours:	TuTh 8:30 - 9:50
	(and substitute hours to be determined;
Classroom:	318 Willamette Hall
Office Hours:	MWF 10-11 am

Primary Study Materials:
	``The Standard Model in 2001,'' Jonathan Rosner
	Lectures at the 55th Scottish Universities' Summer School in Physics, St. Andrews
	http://arXiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0108195
	particularly sections 1 through 2.2
	.
	``Introduction to Electroweak Symmetry Breaking,'' Sally Dawson
	Lectures given at the 1998 Summer School in High Energy Physics and Cosmology, Trieste, Italy
	http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/hep-ph/9901280
	.
	``Beyond the Standard Model,'' Michael Peskin
	Lectures presented at the 1996 European School of High-Energy Physics
	http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/hep-ph/9705479
	.
Secondary Study Materials:
	Particle Data Group Tables and Reports
	http://pdg.lbl.gov/1998/contents_sports.html
	.
	``Resource Letter: The Standard Model and Beyond,'' Jonathan Rosner
	http://arXiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0206176
	.
	``The Electroweak Theory,'' Chris Quigg
	Lectures presented at TASI 2000, Flavor Physics for the Millennium
	http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0204104
	.
	``Precision Electroweak Tests of the Standard Model,'' P.B. Renton
	http://xxx.arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0206231
	.
Other Materials:
	``The Standard Model and the Top Quark,'' Scott Willenbrock
	Lectures presented at the 2002 Advanced Study Institute on Techniques and Concepts of High Energy Physics,
	http://xxx.arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0211067
	.
	``Basics of QCD Perturbation Theory,'' Davison E. Soper
	Lectures at the 1996 SLAC Summer Institute
	http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/hep-ph/9702203
	.
	``Beyond the Standard Model in Many Directions,'' Chris Quigg
	2003 Latin-American School of High-Energy Physics
	http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0404228
	.
	``SUSY and Such,'' Sally Dawson
	Lectures given at 1996 NATO Advanced Study Institute on Techniques and Concepts of High Energy Physics
	http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/hep-ph/9612229
	.
Reference Textbooks:
	Introduction to High Energy Physics, 4th Edition (2000)
	Donald H. Perkins
	QC793.2 .P47 2000
	.
	Quarks and Letptons: An Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics, (1984)
	Francis Halzen and Alan D. Martin
	QC793.5.Q2522H34 1984
	.
	Introduction to the Standard Model of Particle Physics, (1998)
	W.N. Cottingham and D.A. Greenwood
	QC794.6.S75 C68 1998
	.
	Modern Elementary Particle Physics: The Fundamental Particles and Forces (1993)
	Gordon Kane
	QC793.2 .K36 1993
	.
Grading:	Grades will be based on homework problem sets, a mid-term exam and a final exam.

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