MECH&AE 135

Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Review of nuclear physics, radioactivity and decay, and radiation interaction with matter. Nuclear fission and fusion processes and mass defect, chain reactions, criticality, neutron diffusion and multiplication, heat transfer issues, and applications. Introduction to nuclear power plants for commercial electricity production, space power, spacecraft propulsion, nuclear fusion, and nuclear science for medical uses.

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Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.

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Requisites: course 82, Chemistry 20A.

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MECH&AE 135

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