Particle Physics and the Standard Model
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Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to describe the structure of matter in terms of quarks and leptons
- Students will be able to understand the fundamental forces mediated by gauge bosons
- Students will be able to explain particle-antiparticle annihilation and creation
Core Concepts
- Quarks and leptons
- Standard Model
- Fundamental forces
- Gauge bosons