2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Undergraduate major in Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
Basic Nuclear Engineering 3
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Jun Hasegawa
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TSE.A339
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course aims to provide basic knowledge related to fusion energy, especially plasma and beam physics.
Course description and aims
To understand the whole picture of energy
To understand the principles of fusion energy
To understand the characteristics of plasmas and its fundamental equations
To understand the characteristics of charged particle beams and its fundamental equations
To Understand the principle of charged particle accelerators
Keywords
Energy, Nuclear fusion, Plasma physics, Beam physics, Accelerator technology
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lecture
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Energy balance around us | You can explain energy balance around us. |
| Class 2 | From renewable energy to nuclear energy | You can explain renewable energy and nuclear fission energy. |
| Class 3 | Fusion energy | You can explain fusion energy. |
| Class 4 | Basic plasma physics | You can explain the characteristics of plasmas. |
| Class 5 | Basic plasma engineering | You can explain the applications of plasmas. |
| Class 6 | Basic beam physics | You can explain the characteristics and the generation methods of charged particle beams. |
| Class 7 | Particle accelerators and their applications | You can explain the principles and the applications of charged particle accelerators. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not specified
Reference books, course materials, etc.
F. Chen, Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, ISBN: 978-3-319-22308-7
S. Humphries Jr., Charged Particle Beams, ISBN: 978-0486498683
Evaluation methods and criteria
Exams in lectures (50%) and reports (50%)
Related courses
- TSE.A305 ： Electromagnetics (TSE)
- TSE.A337 ： Basic Nuclear Engineering 1
Prerequisites
Not specified
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
hasegawa.j.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp, 3070
Office hours
Please make a reservation in advance by e-mail.