Nuclear Physics
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Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to explain nuclear fission and fusion processes
- Students will be able to calculate binding energy and mass defects
- Students will be able to understand Einstein's mass-energy equivalence
Core Concepts
- Nuclear fission
- Nuclear fusion
- Binding energy
- Mass defect