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Physics for Nonphysicists: Elementary Particle Zoo

Learn which elementary particles behave like fermions or bosons, interact strongly or electroweakly, are baryons or leptons, are elementary or composites (whatever all those odd terms mean), and which have fields (they all do). Learn about the colors of gluons. And what is the big deal with the Higgs boson? How do all these fit into the “Standard Model”? Learn how all this was discovered using tools, ranging from microscopes to the Large Hadron Collider. (What is a hadron?) Lectures, animations, videos and demonstrations will illustrate these and other awesome ideas. Questions are welcome anytime. If you don’t understand something, certainly others in the class don’t either. Just ask. We are all too old to be shy or embarrassed. Course materials will be posted on Raider Moodle.

Physics for Nonphysicists: Elementary Particle Zoo – In-Person
Item Number: W26STEM185A
Dates: 1/26/2026 - 3/2/2026
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 6
Maximum Enrollment: 78
Seats Available: 49
Building: Campbell Center
Room: Room E
Instructor: John Johnson

Learn which elementary particles behave like fermions or bosons, interact strongly or electroweakly, are baryons or leptons, are elementary or composites (whatever all those odd terms mean), and which have fields (they all do). Learn about the colors of gluons. And what is the big deal with the Higgs boson? How do all these fit into the “Standard Model”? Learn how all this was discovered using tools, ranging from microscopes to the Large Hadron Collider. (What is a hadron?) Lectures, animations, videos and demonstrations will illustrate these and other awesome ideas. Questions are welcome anytime. If you don’t understand something, certainly others in the class don’t either. Just ask. We are all too old to be shy or embarrassed. Course materials will be posted on Raider Moodle.

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