<p> The light even-even nuclei have been studied using the den~ity dependent effective interaction of Sprung and Banerjeee The nuclei were studied initially, using a harmonic variational procedure, to deter mine the most appropriate parameters of t he force for the Hartree Fock study. </p> <p> This chosen force was then used in a comparative study of spherical nuclei to d e termine the inadequacies of our Hartn~e Fock approach, as opposed to the spherical basis calculations of Campi. Some deformed nuclei were then examined and our results were compared with those of K. Lassey and A. B. Volkov , and of J. Zofka and G. Ripka. </p> / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)