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Undergraduate Record 2007-2008 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

CHEM 322 - Uranium and the American West

The epic of atomic physics from the Curies to Fermi’s chain reaction; the Manhattan project and the tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer; nuclear weapons testing, power, and environmental consequences.  Cross listed with ETP 322.

Prerequisites & Notes
One year of university-level Chemistry or Physics.

Credits: 3