MSU PHY962 I & II - Particle Accelerators, is a live videoconferenced and web-based course part of VUBeam, MSU's Virtual University Beam Physics courses and degree programs. It consists of live lectures, downloadable audio and video of lectures, lecture notes, and interactive homework problems.

Topics: Live videoconference presentations from sites of major accelerator sites outlining the properties and purposes of the respective devices. Included are Tevatron, LHC, RHIC, CEBAF, Hera, NLC, Muon Colliders, and many others.

Course Material

      All course material including lecture notes and videos of the lectures can be found here.

       For each of the lectures homework problems are assigned. They are fully interactive over the web and based on the WebCOSY system developed in the Beamtheory and Dynamical Systems Group at MSU. The grade for the course is determined by the performance with the homework problems.

Registration and Credits

                             To register for the course, please visit http://vubeam.pa.msu.edu/register.html. Students that are enrolled as degree candidates, should also enroll through the regular MSU computer or telephone enrollment system

· All out of state degree candidates will receive scholarship support to reduce their tuition obligation to the same level as that paid by Michigan residents.

· Financial aid is available for students regularly enrolled at an accredited US university or foreign universities. For information, see http://vubeam.pa.msu.edu/register.html. 

· The Virtual University Beam Physics Tuition Fellowship is awarded on a competitive basis; for more information, see http://vubeam.pa.msu.edu/register.html.

· Teaching- or Research Assistantships during any period of residency at MSU are awarded on a competitive basis.

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