ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Particle Physics
Areas: Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics
Center Faculty of Physics
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
The student will acquire an introductory knowledge of the main tools and computational methods commonly used in today’s particle and nuclear physics experiments. The course aims at a level such that and understanding of computing programs written by specialists will be possible, together with the ability to design simple ones from scratch. It is expected that after finishing this course the student will be prepared to undertake simple specific research projects using the software infrastructure present in nowadays big high energy particle physics and nuclear physics experiments.
Object Oriented Programming (C++ and/or Python) applied to the data analysis in nuclear and particle physics.
Statistical methods for data analysis.
Signal to noise separation in n-dimensional spaces.
Simulation techniques using GEANT4.
Data analysis techniques using ROOT.
Data Analysis Techniques for High-Energy Physics. R. Frühwirth et al. Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology.
Numerical Recipes in C++. The Art of Scientific Computing. William H. Press et al. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Scientific and Engineering C++. John J. Barton, Lee R. Nackman, Lee R. Nackman. Addison Wesley Professional, 1994.
Learning Python. Mark Lutz, David Ascher. O'Reilly, 1999.
http://geant4.web.cern.ch/geant4. Geant4 is a toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter.
http://root.cern.ch. An Object Oriented Framework For Large Scale Data Analysis
BASICS AND GENERAL:
CG01 - Acquire the ability to perform team research work.
CG02 - Be able to analyze and synthesize.
CG03 - Acquire the ability to write texts, articles or scientific reports according to publication standards.
CG04 - Become familiar with the different modalities used to disseminate results and disseminate knowledge in scientific meetings.
CG05 - Apply knowledge to solve complex problems.
CB6 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context
CB7 - Knowledge about how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study
CB8 - Knowledge about how to integrate knowledge and address the complexity of defend different judgements from incomplete o limited information, including ethics and social thinking.
CB9 - Knowledge about how to communicate conclusions based on reasoning and knowledge to specialised and non profesional audiences in a clear and ambiguity-free style.
CB10 - Knowledge about learning abilities which allows the continuity of their studies in autonomous and selfdirected mode.
TRANSVERSAL
CT01 - Ability to interpret texts, documentation, reports and academic articles in English, scientific language par excellence.
CT02 - Develop the capacity to make responsible decisions in complex and / or responsible situations.
ESPECIFIC
CE07 - Acquire the training for the use of the main computational tools and the management of the main experimental techniques of Nuclear and Particle Physics.
CE08 - Acquire an in-depth knowledge of the structure of matter in the low energy regime and its characterization.
There will be expositive lessons where the student will be introduced to essential concepts using slides, and interactive sessions in small groups where the students are expected to solve practical examples assisted by the instructor. Furthermore, there will be tutorial sessions aimed to individual teacher-student interaction.
If possible, the lessons will be given in rooms with computers; if this is not possible, the lectures will be given in normal classrooms with the adequate capacity with the portable computers of the students (for particular cases, a computer loan can be asked for to the USC).
There will be a constant evaluation an monitoring of the progress achieved by the students. This will be accomplished by means of discussions in the interactive sessions, where the students are expected to present solutions to proposed practical cases.
Assistence and attitude %40
Quality of individual works %60
Exceptionally, there could be a final exam.
In case of fraud during the exercises or tests, it will be applied the "Normativa de evaluación del rendimiento académico de los estudiantes y de revisión de calificaciones".
Theory: 15 hours (100% attending)
Practice: 15 hours (100% attending)
Tutorial sessions: 1 hours (100% attending)
Personal work and other activities: 44 hours (0% attending)
It is very important to acquire a systematic and regular plan of study, so that a certain percentage of every week working time is reserved to this course. The attendance to all teaching lessons and an active participation in the discussions is, of course, the best attitude.
Xabier Cid Vidal
- Department
- Particle Physics
- Area
- Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics
- xabier.cid [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Francesc Yassid Ayyad Limonge
Coordinador/a- Department
- Particle Physics
- Area
- Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics
- yassid.ayyad [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Ramón y Cajal
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| 16:00-17:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Classroom B |
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| 16:00-17:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Classroom B |
| 05.22.2025 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 5 |
| 07.08.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 5 |