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Engineering Physics 4D03/6D03

Engineering Physics 4D03/6D03. Nuclear Reactor Analysis Administrative Details. Instructor. Hello! My name is Ben Rouben. I am the instructor for this course.

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Engineering Physics 4D03/6D03

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  1. Engineering Physics 4D03/6D03 Nuclear Reactor Analysis Administrative Details

  2. Instructor Hello! My name is Ben Rouben. I am the instructor for this course. I worked in reactor physics at AECL from 1975 to 2007. I was Manager of the Reactor Core Physics Branch, 1993-2005. Right now I am Reactor-Physics Consultant and Adjunct Professor at McMaster and at UOIT. The Teaching Assistant: Andrew Morreale.

  3. E-mail Addresses To communicate with me, you may use either e-mail address below: • roubenb@mcmaster.ca • roubenb@alum.mit.edu TA’s e-mail address: morreaac@mcmaster.ca

  4. Course Webpage • The department webpage for 4D03 is http://engphys.mcmaster.ca/undergraduate/outlines/4d03/4d03.htm. It gives the link to the details page for the course. • The course webpage is • http://www.nuceng.ca/br_space/2011-09_4d03_6d03/ep_d03_home.htm

  5. Objectives of Course Objectives of course: • To aid the student in understanding modern nuclear engineering; to develop skills for analysing neutron characteristics of fission reactors. Goals: • to understand the physical processes • to understand and be able to formulate the basic descriptive equations • to solve those equations • to simulate a reactor/source configuration with appropriate models depending on energy, position, steady state or transient situations, and material properties.

  6. Course Material Reference Material: 1) Primary reference text: Nuclear Reactor Analysis, by James J. Duderstadt & Louis J. Hamilton, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN: 0-471-22363-8 2) My notes – issued as we proceed 3) Other reactor-physics textbooks, e.g. (among others), John R. Lamarsh & Anthony J. Baratta, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-20182-498-1

  7. Schedule • Lectures are on Thursdays, 11:30 am -14:20 pm • Room: JHE-325 • First class will be on Thursday Sept. 8 • I am tentatively scheduling the mid-term examination for Oct. 20. • Final examination date not yet known, will be available in the official exam schedule, when it is issued. • My office hours: Thursdays 10:15-11:15 am, JHE-216

  8. Marks Overall marks for the course: • Weekly Assignments: 20% • Mid-term Examination: 30% • Final Written Examination: 50% • 6D03 students will have to do an extra assignment, worth 20%. • Note: A passing mark in the final exam will be required in order to pass the course.

  9. Marks (cont’d) • Note: Weekly Assignments must be handed in promptly on time, every week! • To be handed in to Andrew latest by Thursday 10:00 am week following, in drop box outside EP office. • Week 1 is Thursday Sept. 8, so week-1 assignment is due Thursday Sept 15 10:00 am latest. • Etc.

  10. Mid-Term & Final • Mid-term: • Nominally 2 hours • Closed book, but 1 single-sided 8.5”x11” crib sheets may be allowed. • Final: • 3 hours • Closed book, but 2 single-sided 8.5”x11” crib sheets may be allowed .

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