Course Syllabus - Fall 2003
Course Title: Fundamentals of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
Course Number: 301
Professor: Peter G. Groer
Nuclear Engineering Department
210 Pasqua Engineering Building
E-mail: groer@tennessee.edu
Course Description and Goals:
The objective of this junior-level course is to present an overview of the field
of nuclear and radiological engineering and introduce fundamental concepts that
are important to nuclear and radiological engineering. These concepts will prepare
the students for more advanced study in nuclear and radiological engineering.
The students will also be required to prepare and present an oral presentation
on a nuclear or radiological subject of their choice.
Prerequisite: Math 231
Co-Requisite: Physics 341
Text: Basic Nuclear Engineering (4th Edition)
by A. R. Foster and R. C. Wright
Class Notes: Provided by the instructor
References:
1. Bernard Cohen, "Reducing the Hazards of Nuclear Power - Insanity
in Action", presented in Physics and Society, American Physical Society's
Forum on Physics and Society.
2. John Kenton, "The Birth & Early History of Nuclear Power", EPRI
Journal, July/August 1978, pp. 7-15.