NAME OF STUDENT _____________________________

Homework for Lecture 3 -- Bruce Schumm -- Leading Edge Experimentation in
                                               Particle Physics
Due at class Tuesday Oct 17


1. Why is it that particle physicists are interested in getting particles 
accelerated to higher and higher energies in order to learn new things
about the way the universe behaves at its most fundamental level?

















2. Clearly a career in particle physics is not for everyone. Might you be
interested in such a career? Why or why not?