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PHYSICS A most stimulating subject for young minds ……

PHYSICS A most stimulating subject for young minds ……. for 4-year curriculum undergradutes. August 2012. Comments on CU Physics.

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  1. PHYSICS A most stimulating subject for young minds …… for 4-year curriculum undergradutes August 2012

  2. Comments on CU Physics • CU Physics Programme was reviewed successively by a Review Panel (consisted of members outside physics department) and a Visiting Committee (formed with 3 well-known physicists from top US universities) and received very positive comments • CU Physics Programme is one of the few “Excellent” programmes in CUHK

  3. Build on a Tradition of Excellence… • strong commitment to the quality of the physics programme design and teaching. • inculcates a broad array of skills and knowledge, graduates are able to rise to professional challenges in a wide variety of jobs. • the programme management and overall quality assurance is exemplary. • has a deservedly outstanding reputation for the quality of teaching. • devote enormoustime and effort to the conception, presentation, and evaluation of their classroom. This is certainly to be commented and should be preserved under any plans to go forward.

  4. PHYSICS PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES Values & ATTITUDE • Rigorous and resolute • Pursuit of excellence • Strong sense of responsibility • Proactive • Motivated in self-learning • Self confidence Professional and Generic SKILLS • Basic skills for research and self learning: math / computational / experimental • Physicists’ problem solving and analytical skills • Communication, interpersonal • Reading • Time management KNOWLEDGE • Solid and balanced training in physics • Mathematical and experimental methods

  5. Physics at CUHK: 4-year Curriculum • Build on the tradition of excellence • Designed to deliver Physics Program Learning Outcomes: Knowledge, Professional & Generic Skills, Values&Attitude • Two Streams of Study: Physics Stream and Enrichment Stream in Physics • 50/53 compulsory units provide solid physics background and basket of skills • At least 21/18 elective units provide flexibility in learning to fit to students’ academic plan and career goal

  6. You should choose Physics as major of study if you • are interested in Physics • want to explore the mystery of how things work in Nature • want to acquire a strong physics background to tackle a wide range of science and engineering problems

  7. How to start? • Declaring in early Year 1 (obtained Level 5 or above in a HKDSE subject (Physics/Combined Science with Physics (Level 5))) • Declaring by end of Year 1 (obtained C+ or above in PHYS 1111 (University Physics I)) • Declaring no later than end of Year 2 (taken (NOT necessarily ALL PASSED) a set of courses, including PHYS 1111 (University Physics I), PHYS 1122 (University Physics II), PHYS 1712 (Physics Laboratory I) and PHYS 2041(University Physics III))

  8. Start-up study patterns for different HKDSE preparations • With 1X Physics Starts with PHYS 1111 University Physics I • With Combined Science (physics component) Starts with PHYS 1111 University Physics I; Could also take PHYS 1002 General Physics as a make-up course and then move on to PHYS 1111 University Physics I • Without any physics at DSE level Contact our physics advisors Starts with PHYS 1001 Essential Physics, then PHYS 1002 General Physics and PHYS 1111 University Physics I

  9. More recommendations Faculty Package Courses PHYS 1111: University Physics I MATH 1010: University Mathematics a 3rd package course (CHEM 1070 recommended) Recommended Physics Courses (could be taken in Year 1) PHYS 1122: University Physics II PHYS 1712: Physics Laboratory I Talk to CU Physics teachers and students

  10. An exciting start – PHYS 1111 University Physics I • A good introduction to how physics is treated at university level • An excellent learning experience to kick off university studies • Excellent teachers Prof. K. Young Dr. S.S. Tong PHYS1111 will be offered in both Term 1 and Term 2

  11. To graduate: at least 123 Units Free electives 13 units 39 units [ Languages, University GE, College GE, IT, PE ] 39 units Physics Major 71 units

  12. Units required for ALL CUHK Undergraduates Nominal 15 units per semester/Ceiling 18 units per semester

  13. Major in Physics: 71 units (or more) Physics Stream Provide learning experience essential for acquiring our learning outcomes 50 units Compulsory Provide flexibility and fit to your plan (further studies, career plan, etc.) 21 units Elective

  14. Major in Physics: 71 units (or more) Enrichment Stream in Physics Provide learning experience essential for acquiring our learning outcomes 53 units Compulsory Provide flexibility and fit to your plan (further studies, career plan, etc.) 18 units Elective

  15. Compulsory Courses: 50/53units Note: These 3 courses (9 units) are Science Faculty Package Courses. “3 courses (7 units)” for Enrichment Stream in Physics only.

  16. Elective Courses (Physics Stream): at least 21 units

  17. Elective Courses (Physics Stream): at least 21 units

  18. Elective Courses (Enrichment Stream): at least 18 units These courses are particularly useful for those planning for graduate studies! Plus other Physics elective courses up to 6 units (or more) At least 2 courses, 6 units Totally not less than 12 units

  19. How can I choose and graduate as Enrichment Stream in Physics?

  20. Learning Enhanced by Extracurricular Learning Opportunities SURE – Summer Undergraduate Research Exchange: Students to do summer research in top universities and labs in US and Europe http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/sure/

  21. Learning Enhanced by Extracurricular Learning Opportunities OPUS – Overseas Program for Undergraduate Students: Exchange for one semester at top universities plus summer research http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/opus/index.html

  22. Learning Enhanced by Extracurricular Learning Opportunities http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/star/ http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/internship/

  23. In recent years, more than half of Physics graduates continue to pursue higher degrees in Physics or related subjects. Each year, about 10 of them are awarded financial supports in the form of teaching assistantships and scholarships to pursue higher degrees abroad including the graduate schools of the following universities: • USA: • Boston Univ. MIT U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign • Caltech Univ. of Michigan Univ. of Maryland • UC Berkeley Michigan State Univ. Univ. of Massachusetts • UC Santa Barbara Northwestern Univ. Univ. of Pittsburgh • UC San Diego New York Univ. Univ. of Rochester • Univ. of Chicago Ohio State Univ. Univ. of Texas, Austin • Carnegie Mellon Univ. Penn State Univ. U. Washington, Seattle • Florida State Univ. Princeton Washington Univ., St. Louis • Indiana Univ. SUNY – Stony Brook Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison • Johns Hopkins Univ. Univ. of Georgia Yale • Univ. of Colorado, Boulder Univ. of Virginia • Canada: • Univ. of British Columbia • Univ. of Toronto • UK: • Univ. of Cambridge • Univ. of Oxford • Univ. of Manchester • Europe: • Univ. of Copenhagen • Dresden Univ. of Technology • Univ. of Twente (The Netherlands) • Japan: • Univ. of Tokyo • Osaka Univ.

  24. Objective of CU Physics Programme: Knowledge, Professional/Generic Skills, Attitudes & Values 堅實基礎+均衡訓練 物理基礎知識及應用 物理學家之解難及思考方法 研究及自學的基本技巧，包括: 數學、實驗、電算、溝通技巧、閱讀 嚴謹、堅毅、研究、及追求卓越之態度 一生受用的技能： 分析、自學、責任、人際、交流、時間管理、 自信、主動、轉移數理、實驗、電算等知識

  25. Physics Department Webpage: Science Faculty Webpage: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/sci/en/index.html http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk More Information For information on Physics Curriculum in 2012, see http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/ugadm/334/ For enquiries on Physics Curriculum, send e-mail to: 4-year-physics@phy.cuhk.edu.hk

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