Objectives for November 13, 2003.
[1] Understand the mathematics of radioactive decay.
[2] Understand the details of alpha, beta, and gamma decay.
[3] Understand the functioning of a cyclotron.
[4] Know what is meant by the term "neutron activation".
[5] Understand what is meant by the term "resonance", when applied to nuclei and/or particles.
[6] Understand what is meant by a "direct reaction".
[7] Understand the details of the fission process, and be able to describe the necessary components in a fission reactor.
[8] Know what a breeder reactor is, and understand how it functions.
[9] Understand the fusion process in detail, and understand its role in stellar evolution and the formation of the nuclides.
[10] Understand the strategies currently being employed to produce controlled fusion processes here on Earth.