Main Table of Contents

  0: Introduction
  1: The atom and the electron
  2: Rutherford's discovery of the nucleus
  3: Components of the nucleus
  4: Interactive checkpoint: using Z, N and A
  5: The strong nuclear force
  6: Nuclear properties
  7: Sample problem: nuclear density
  8: Stable nuclei
  9: Nuclear binding energy
10: Interactive checkpoint: calculating the binding energy
11: Binding energy curve
12: Shape of the binding energy curve
13: Fission
14: Fusion
15: Radioactivity and radiation
16: Representing radioactive processes
17: Sample problem: radioactive decay
18: Radioactive decay and half-lives
19: Radioactive decay equation
20: Sample problem: deducing the half-life
21: Interactive problem: radioactive dating
22: Particle physics and GUTs
23: Gotchas
24: Summary

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