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Course Outline: Particle Accelerators: Science, Society, and Value Overview: An introduction to particle accelerators. This course explains how they work, what they have discovered, and whether the billions of dollars spent on them provide real value to society through medicine, technology, and basic science. Learning Goals: Understand the basic physics of how accelerators accelerate particles. Identify key discoveries. Recognize real-world applications in medicine and industry. Evaluate the economic and social cost vs. benefit of large-scale science. Module 1: How Accelerators Work Lecture 1: Electric and Magnetic Fields: How we push and steer particles. Lecture 2: Types of Machines: Linear (Linacs) vs. Circular (Synchrotrons). Lecture 3: Relativity: Why particles are never faster than light.  Activity: Diagram a simple accelerator circuit. Module 2: Engineering the Giants Lecture 4: Magnets & RF Cavities: The "muscles" and "engines" of the machine. Lecture 5: ...