Analysis in Modern Chemistry 現代化學分析
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Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Science Academy for Young Talent, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Chemistry, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2022/08, 2023/08 |
Content: | This course is designed for students to learn about some fundamental chemical principles, and some general chemical knowledge related to our daily lives. This course allows students to understand how chemistry works in various daily life situations. Students will learn the basic principles of chemistry including atoms and molecules, structure and chemical bondings, molecular geometry and properties, spectroscopy, fluorescence and phosphorescence and the uses of modern methods to carry out chemical analysis, etc. This course includes lectures and hand-on experimental sessions.
本課程的設計旨在讓同學學到一些基礎化學原理,及一些與日常生活相關的基本化學知識。課程能夠讓同學們明白在一些生活場景中,化學怎樣發揮它的功用。同學會在課程中學到基礎化學原理如原子與分子、結構與化學鍵合、分子幾何及特性、光譜、熒光、磷光及利用現代方法進行化學分析等。課程以講課及實驗形式進行。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Chemistry, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S1-S3 |
Recognition: | 0.75-1.25 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2021/08, 2022/08, 2023/08, 2024/07 |
Content: | This course combines the disciplines of science and culture, and aims to provide students with fundamental understanding on the nature of science and their influences on our culture and daily life.
This course aims to provide students, who have a knowledge of the principles of chemistry, an overview on the mechanism of perceiving colors, the production of various classes of dyes and pigments, including their corresponding applications. Graphics, demonstrations, and project presentations are the major elements of interactive learning environment in this course. 本課程將結合科學與文化的內容,目的讓學生對基礎自然科學有更深入認識和了解,以至科學對日常生活和文化的影響。 本課程冀讓對化學有基拙理解的學生們明白顏色接收的基理,不同類型染料和顏料的製作以及其相應的應用。本課程會以不同的圖片,示範,小組專題研習及報告的形式以達至互動的學習環境和氣氛。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Chemistry, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S3-S6 |
Recognition: | 1.25 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2021/08, 2022/07, 2023/07, 2024/07 |
Content: | Environmental chemistry deals with chemical processes occurring in the environment and the effects of human activities on them. This course intends to introduce the basic concepts of environmental chemistry and how the knowledge is applied to resolve environmental issues. Students will attend lectures on characteristics and chemical analysis of pollutants arising from human activities. Students will also learn the newest technologies of chemical treatment and pollution prevention. Equipped with scientific knowledge from the lectures, students will perform experiments to analyse pollutants in soil using advanced chemical instruments.
The CUHK community takes great care to conserve the campus ecology and environment. Other than classes, laboratory tour, campus tour and treasure hunt will be arranged for students to understand CUHK and our work for sustainable development, and to make the course more fruitful and enjoyable. 環境化學涉及化學物質在環境中的作用及人類活動對其的影響。本課程旨在介紹環境化學的基礎概念以及如何運用相關知識解決環境問題。課程內容包括污染物的特性、形成和化學分析。學生也會學習化學處理的尖端技術及預防污染的策略。學生將會運用課堂所學進行實驗,操作先進的化學儀器以分析泥土中的污染物。 中文大學十分重視校園生態和環境。為了令學生更了解中大以及大學推行可持續發展校園的工作,本課程也預備了實驗室參觀、校園遊及校園定向等活動,務求為學生帶來更充實和愉快的活動學習體驗。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Chemistry, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: |
Content: | This credit-bearing enhancement programme on marine sciences will be offered for gifted students from The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education. This course will give an overview of the oceans, including the characteristics and ecology of the various marine ecosystems, adaptation of organisms in various marine ecosystems, as well as the conservation and exploitation of marine resources. Students will learn the classification and adaptations of marine organisms through interacting with them, and gain hands-on experience on scientific research in marine sciences. |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) Science Academy for Young Talent, Faculty of Science, CUHK School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2010/07, 2011/07, 2012/06, 2013/07, 2014/07, 2015/07 |
Content: | Bionics is the branch of science dedicated to the studying of the characteristics, structure or functions of bio-systems for innovations in developing new technology, it is also known as "Biomimicry" or "Biomimetics". Since its invention in the 1960s, bionics has developed quickly and widely applied in various fields of science and technology. This credit-bearing course on Bionics aims to introduce to the students the history, methodology and chief applications of bionics. Students will also gain hands-on experience in the process of bionics through participating in laboratory activities and in the group project.
本課程取名自中國著名經典《老子》當中的一句:「人法地,地法天,天法道,道法自然」,「道法自然」意指效法自然之道,這亦正正是仿生學的重點。形形式式的生物為了生存,進化出一系列適應方法,以解決在自然界面對的種種挑戰,人類從這些生物中得到啟發,然後通過學習和模仿,將生物的智慧融入科學之中,研發出各種創新科技,使人類文明一日千里。 |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2011/07 |
Content: | The main theme of the programme will be the introduction of the key concepts and practical techniques in biotechnology and their application in various fields. Classroom-based teaching on concepts in biotechnology will be supplemented with tutorials and laboratory sessions. The laboratory sessions will be blended in with the group project to let the students reinforce the concepts and laboratory techniques which they have learnt. Generic skills such as reading scientific articles and laboratory manuals, interpretation of data, use of on-line data searching tools, and presentation skills will also be addressed. The students will conclude their research findings with a group presentation at the last day of the programme.
本課程的重點為生物科技的主要概念及有關的實驗技巧,以及生物科技在不同範疇的應用。教學模式為課堂授課輔以導修課及實驗課,而實驗課與小組專題研習同步進行以強化學員的實驗技巧及有關概念。課程中對學員的共通能力訓練包括閱讀科學文獻及實驗操作手冊、解析實驗數據、網上實驗數據搜集、及簡報技巧等。學員需於課程末段對專題研習的結果作小組簡報。 |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2013/07, 2014/04, 2014/07, 2015/07 |
Content: | This programme on local ecosystems will be offered for gifted students from The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education. This course will give an overview of the nature of various local ecosystems, in-particular on woodlands and streams. The course will also focus on the conservation status of the local ecosystems. Students will gain hands-on experience on ecological research, and they will learn a lot about local organisms through identification of the organisms at the field. |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK School of Life Sciences, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2010/09, 2011/10, 2012/11 |
Content: | The course is a one day course (with 8 contact hours) covering the science aspects of pollution, it will be part of a theme based programme initiated by HKAGE on environmental pollution. The main theme of the course will be the introduction of the key concepts in environmental pollution and practical techniques of field biology investigation. Classroom-based teaching on concepts in pollution will be supplemented with tutorials and laboratory sessions. The course will be delivered in Cantonese, while printed material will be written in English or Chinese.
Objectives of the course: 本課程為資優教育學苑一個以環境污染為主題的課程的科學部份。課程共八小時,其定位在於從科學的角度去介紹環境污染。課程的重點為環境污染的主要概念及與環境生物學有關的實驗技巧。教學模式為課堂授課輔以導修課、實驗課、及野外考察等。課程以中文授課,而課程講義則以英文或中文製備。 課程目標: |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 0.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2013/05 |
Content: | The structure of DNA was discovered by Watson and Crick in 1953. Since then, molecular biology has been developed rapidly and changed our lives in many ways. Another important milestone in biotechnology was the invention of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) by Kary Mullis in 1983 to amplify DNA. One of the well-known examples using these new technologies is the production of recombinant insulin by bacteria for the treatment of diabetes. Now, these topics become part of the new senior secondary biology curriculum in Hong Kong. To prepare students for these challenges, this course aims at helping students to learn the major concepts and methods of molecular biology and biotechnology. Topics include DNA structure, principles of molecular biology and application of recombinant DNA technology. Students will gain hands-on experience in culturing bacteria, introducing foreign DNA into bacterial cells (bacterial transformation) for recombinant protein production, running PCR and using DNA electrophoresis for paternity test.
沃森(Watson)和克里克(Crick)於1953年解構了脫氧核醣核酸(DNA)的結構。從那時起,分子生物學得到迅速的發展,改變了我們生活的許多方面。及後凱利穆利斯(Kary Mullis)於1983年發明的聚合酶鏈反應(Polymearse Chain Reaction) DNA擴增技術,亦是生物科技另一個重要的里程碑。結合這些新技術,其中一項比較著名的應用,是利用細菌生產重組胰島素作治療糖尿病之用。現在分子生物學課題已成為香港新高中生物課程的一部分。為迎接這個挑戰,本課程旨在幫助學生加深認識/了解分子生物學和生物技術的概念和方法。主題包括DNA的結構,分子生物學原理和重組DNA技術的應用。學生將親身體驗如何將外來DNA放入細菌內(細菌轉化)生產重組蛋白,怎樣進行聚合酶鏈反應(PCR)和如何應用DNA電泳鑑定親子關係等。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Programme of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1-1.25 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2011/07, 2012/07, 2013/07, 2014/07, 2015/07, 2016/07, 2017/07, 2018/07, 2019/07, 2021/07 |
Content: | This course aims at deciphering how the work of some famous scientists in the field of life sciences has affected our daily life and our society. The course first provides students with the general knowledge of some basic processes in life, namely biochemistry, cell biology, and immunology, followed by how the knowledge has helped us to cope with the natural adversities such as diseases. The improvements of our quality of life by the technological advances in life sciences will also be discussed. Finally, how the development in life sciences has brought revolutionizing impacts on our lives, civilization, and modernization will be presented. Through a series of learning activities, students are encouraged to comprehend and to connect the discoveries in life sciences to daily scenarios. This course is particularly suitable for students who want to understand more on how discoveries in life sciences, which have transformed the way we think and live throughout the centuries.
本科旨於探討一些卓越生命科學學家的研究成果及其科學意念如何影響現代人類的生活及社會發展。課程內容首先介紹一些生命運作的基本概念,即生物化學,細胞生物學及免疫學,然後再談及生命科學如何幫助人類抵禦疾病等自然災害。最後,課堂將進一步演繹那些生命科學的理論如何被應用,從而對現今社會作出貢獻。同學可以透過不同的課堂學習活動,增進了解這些當代重要的科學發明如何對人類生活及其對科研工作帶來革命性的影響及反思。本課程是為對生命科學感興趣的同學而設;課程內容讓同學們進一步了解生命科學的發現如何對我們日常生活帶來深遠的影響。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Biochemistry Programme, School of Life Sciences Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2012/07, 2013/07, 2015/07 |
Content: | This course aims at deciphering how the work of some famous scientists in the field of life sciences has affected our daily life and our society. The course first provides students with the general knowledge of some basic processes in life, namely biochemistry, cell biology, and immunology, followed by how the knowledge has helped us to cope with the natural adversities such as diseases. The improvements of our quality of life by the technological advances in life sciences will also be discussed. Finally, how the development in life sciences has brought revolutionizing impacts on our lives, civilization, and modernization will be presented. Through a series of learning activities, students are encouraged to comprehend and to connect the discoveries in life sciences to daily scenarios. This course is particularly suitable for students who want to understand more on how discoveries in life sciences, which have transformed the way we think and live throughout the centuries.
本科旨於探討一些卓越生命科學學家的研究成果及其科學意念如何影響現代人類的生活及社會發展。課程內容首先介紹一些生命運作的基本概念,即生物化學,細胞生物學及免疫學,然後再談及生命科學如何幫助人類抵禦疾病等自然災害。最後,課堂將進一步演繹那些生命科學的理論如何被應用,從而對現今社會作出貢獻。同學可以透過不同的課堂學習活動,增進了解這些當代重要的科學發明如何對人類生活及其對科研工作帶來革命性的影響及反思。本課程是為對生命科學感興趣的同學而設;課程內容讓同學們進一步了解生命科學的發現如何對我們日常生活帶來深遠的影響。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Biochemistry Programme, School of Life Sciences Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S1-S3 |
Recognition: | 0.25-0.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2016/08, 2018/08, 2022/08, 2023/07 |
Content: | This practical course aims at supplementing the lecture courses CUSA2013 Great Discovery in Biomedical Sciences (Senior Class) or CUSA3003 Biological Science Student Knowledge Enhancement Course with some practical skills of literature research and scientific presentation.
本實習科旨在為修讀CUSA2013生物醫學大發現(高級班) 或 CUSA3003生命科學學生知識增進課程 之同學提供有關文獻研究和科學報告的實習。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Biochemistry Programme, School of Life Sciences Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 0.25-0.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2015/07, 2023/08 |
Content: | This practical course aims at supplementing the lecture courses CUSA2013 Great Discovery in Biomedical Sciences (Senior Class) or CUSA3003 Biological Science Student Knowledge Enhancement Course with some practical skills of scientific method and data presentation.
本實習科旨在為修讀CUSA2013生物醫學大發現(高級班) 或 CUSA3003生命科學學生知識增進課程 之同學提供有關科學方法和數據表達的實習。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Biochemistry Programme, School of Life Sciences Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 0.25-0.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2015/07, 2023/08 |
Content: | This course aims at introducing the essential concepts of organic chemistry and how it is closely related to our daily life. Students will learn the fundamental knowledge of organic chemistry with a particular emphasis on stereochemistry. Through lectures and video demonstration of important principles and interesting experiments, students will be introduced to lab techniques/instrumentation and scientific methods in organic chemistry. Students can therefore gain appreciation of the daily practice of a synthetic organic chemist in a university setting.
本課程旨在介紹有機化學的精華和這一學科與我們日常生活的緊密聯繫。學生將學習有機化學的基本知識及立體化學的專題討論。通過講座及視頻演示的方式對重要的化學原理以及實驗操作進行展示,學生將學到有機化學的實驗技術、儀器和科學方法,從而接觸到有機合成化學家在大學裏的日常工作。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Chemistry, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | Summer 2016; Summer 2017; Summer 2018; Summer 2019; Summer 2020 |
Content: | This course aims at facilitating S1-S3 students to learn some foundation biochemical principles through a series of group games. In this course, essential knowledge and concepts of biochemistry, such as 1) the Central Dogma: the synthesis of proteins in accordance with the genes stored in DNA, 2) fundamental principles and the importance of metabolic pathways to release of energy from food, and 3) basic practical skills of biochemistry by means of innovative technology are covered. Furthermore, this course emphasizes on the peer interaction and corporation in groups; where an enjoyable atmosphere will be fostered for our students to learn through the experiential learning of games.
本課程旨在透過一系列小組遊戲,讓中一至中三學生學習一些生物化學的基礎知識和理論,例如﹝一﹞從DNA到信使RNA以及蛋白質的分子程序等「中心法則」的概念;﹝二﹞從食物中釋放能量的生物化學等基本新陳代謝的知識;﹝三﹞利用虛擬科技體驗生物化學一些應用實驗。除此之外,本課程亦注重同學們之間的互動和合作,並希望他們能在遊戲中體驗學習,一起共渡快樂的時光。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Biochemistry Programme, School of Life Sciences Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S1-S3 |
Recognition: | 0.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2019/07 |
Content: | This course aims at deciphering how the work of some famous scientists in the field of life sciences has affected our daily life and our society. The course first provides students with the general knowledge of some basic processes in life, namely biochemistry, cell biology, and immunology, followed by how the knowledge has helped us to cope with the natural adversities such as diseases. The improvements of our quality of life by the technological advances in life sciences will also be discussed. Finally, how the development in life sciences has brought revolutionizing impacts on our lives, civilization, and modernization will be presented. Through a series of learning activities, students are encouraged to comprehend and to connect the discoveries in life sciences to daily scenarios. This course is particularly suitable for students who want to understand more on how discoveries in life sciences, which have transformed the way we think and live throughout the centuries.
本科旨於探討一些卓越生命科學學家的研究成果及其科學意念如何影響現代人類的生活及社會發展。課程內容首先介紹一些生命運作的基本概念,即生物化學,細胞生物學及免疫學,然後再談及生命科學如何幫助人類抵禦疾病等自然災害。最後,課堂將進一步演繹那些生命科學的理論如何被應用,從而對現今社會作出貢獻。同學可以透過不同的課堂學習活動,增進了解這些當代重要的科學發明如何對人類生活及其對科研工作帶來革命性的影響及反思。本課程是為對生命科學感興趣的同學而設;課程內容讓同學們進一步了解生命科學的發現如何對我們日常生活帶來深遠的影響。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Biochemistry Programme, School of Life Sciences Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1-1.25 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2017/07, 2019/08, 2021/11, 2023/11 |
Content: | Bionics is the branch of science dedicated to the studying of the characteristics, structure or functions of bio-systems for innovations in developing new technology, it is also known as "Biomimicry" or "Biomimetics". Since 1960s, bionics has developed quickly and applied widely in various fields of science and technology. This course aims to introduce to the students the methodology and major applications of bionics. Students will also gain hands-on experience through participating in laboratory activities and in the group projects.
仿生學又稱為「模擬生物學」或「生物模仿學」,是一門研究生物系統的特質、結構及功能原理的科學,主要用以研發各種新機械及創新科技。自六十年代開始,仿生學的迅速發展使其在各個科學及技術範疇中普及。本課程旨在介紹仿生學的原理及仿生學在各方面的應用,學生將從各個實驗課及活動,親身了解仿生學的基本原理。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Biology Programme, School of Life Sciences Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S2-S3 |
Recognition: | 1-1.25 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2012/07, 2013/07, 2014/08, 2015/08, 2016/07, 2017/08, 2018/08, 2019/08, 2020/08, 2021/08, 2021/11, 2022/08, 2023/08 |
Content: | This course intends to offer an overview on the physical, chemical and biological aspects of the oceans, as well as to introduce the theoretical background and operation principles of laboratory instruments used in conducting marine/oceanographic researches. Efforts will also be made to enhance students’ critical thinking and problem solving skills through evaluating the impacts of human activities on marine ecosystems; and to arose students’ interest in the marine environment and realize it as a vital resource for the survival and development of our society. |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) Science Academy for Young Talent, Faculty of Science, CUHK School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4 - S6 |
Recognition: | 1.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | Summer 2017 |
Content: | The oceans cover 70% of the Earth’s surface and is the biggest biome on Earth as well as the most important component of the biosphere. Being the crater of life on Earth, the ocean is also the crucial factor for maintaining life on Earth. In the history of mankind, the oceans have been admired and greatly respected for its significance in the exploration of nature, as well as in the development of human civilization. This course intends to offer an overview of the oceans from perspectives such as culture, history, science, philosophy and arts; as well as to acknowledge the importance of the oceans to mankind and other life forms on Earth. The core concepts include the roles played by the oceans in the development of human civilization, the impact and reliance of human beings on the oceans, ocean processes and the physical, chemical and biological properties of the oceans, diversity of marine ecosystems and marine organisms, how marine organisms solve their specific problems and provide inspirations for solving human problems, the importance of the oceans in maintaining global climatic and ecological balances, as well as how we should protect, conserve and sustainably exploit the oceans for our future generations and all life forms on Earth.
海洋覆蓋了地球七成的表面,是地球最大的生物群系和生物圈最重要的部份。海洋既是地球上生命產的搖籃,又是維持生命的必要關鍵因素。 自古以來人類對神祕莫測的海洋既敬畏又嚮往;海洋是人類對自然的探索 以至文明的產生和發展過程中極重要部份。 本課程旨在讓學員從文化、歷史、科學、哲學、及藝術等角度去認識海洋;及了解海洋對人類以至其他生物的重要性。主要課程內容包括海洋在人類文明發展的角色、人類對海洋的影響和依賴、各種海洋過程及海洋的物理,化學,生物等方面的特性、海洋生態系和海洋生物的多樣性、海洋生物如何適應獨海洋環境並為人類提供解決問題的靈感、海洋在調節全球氣候和生態平衡的功能、及我們應如何維護、保育及永續地開發海洋等。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Biology Programme, School of Life Sciences Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2018/08, 2019/08, 2020/07, 2021/09, 2022/07, 2023/08 |
Content: | The ‘Biological Science Knowledge Enhancement Course’ is designed specifically for Form 4 to Form 6 students, who are interested in Biological Science. The course is composed of two modules. In Module I of this course, the objectives are to provide the students with basic principles and concepts related to biological science. In Module II, the objectives are to provide the students with more specific knowledge related to the applications of biological science.
「生命科學學生知識增進課程」是專為中四至中六對生命科學感興趣的學生的知識增潤課程。此課程分為兩個單元。課程第一單元的目標為介紹生命科學中的基本理論和概念。在第二單元,本課程將進一步向學生介紹一些生命科學中較為深入的知識及應用。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Biochemistry Programme, School of Life Sciences Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1.75-2 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2016/08, 2018/07, 2020/10, 2022/11 |
Content: | This course intends to facilitate students’ learning under STEM education, comprehensive knowledge on various related Mathematics topics as well as problem solving techniques will be covered in the course to supplement the teaching and training provided in high schools and to prepare students for the International Tuymaada Competition. |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Science Academy for Young Talent, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Mathematics, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4 - S5 |
Recognition: | 3.25 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2018/01 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category I – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S5 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2018/07, 2019/07, 2020/07, 2021/07, 2022/08, 2023/07 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category I – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S5 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2018/07, 2019/07, 2020/07, 2021/07, 2023/07 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category I – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S6 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2012/09, 2013/11, 2014/11, 2016/11 |
Content: | This course is a continuation of SAYT1054. It further develops the rigorous approach to the topics related to Calculus. Its aim is two-fold. On the one hand, students will be prepared for the foundation of mathematical analysis. On the other hand, students will consolidate the methods and techniques of calculus due to a deeper understanding of the underlying theory.
本科為SAYT1054的延續科目。為進一步深化嚴謹的推演途徑。藉著本科,學生一方面能建立數學分析的基礎,做好準備與前瞻。另一方面,學生能因著認識更深入的理論,鞏固微積分各種方法和技巧。 |
Category: | Category I – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Mathematics, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S6 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2017/03 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category I – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Mathematics, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 2 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2010/07, 2011/08, 2012/08, 2013/08, 2014/08, 2015/08, 2016/08, 2017/08, 2018/08, 2019/08, 2020/08, 2021/08, 2022/08, 2023/08 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category I – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Mathematics, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 2 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2010/06, 2011/07, 2012/07, 2013/07, 2014/07, 2015/07, 2016/08, 2017/07, 2018/08, 2019/08, 2020/08, 2021/07, 2023/08 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category I – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Mathematics, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S6 |
Recognition: | 2 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2012/02 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category I – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Mathematics, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 2 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2010/07, 2011/07, 2012/06, 2013/05, 2014/05, 2015/05, 2016/07, 2017/08, 2018/08, 2019/07, 2020/09 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Mathematics, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S1-S3 |
Recognition: | 2 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2010/11, 2011/10, 2012/10, 2013/10 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Mathematics, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S2-S4 |
Recognition: | 2 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2011/10, 2012/10, 2013/11 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Mathematics, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2011/07, 2012/07, 2013/07, 2014/07, 2015/07, 2016/07, 2017/07 |
Content: | Systematically introduce the basic concepts for university physics in mechanics, including the concept of vectors, motions in 2 dimensions and 3 dimensions, and the relation between force and motion described by Newton’s three fundamental laws. It will lay a solid foundation for the students to start the physics courses at the university level.
本課程將系統講授大學物理的力學,包括矢量、運動學、以及運動與受力的關係。牛頓三大定律在平動與轉動中的應用、動量與能量守恆等關鍵物理知識將是本課程強調的重點。本課程將為學生的大學物理學習打下堅實的基礎。 |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Physics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2015/07, 2016/08, 2017/08, 2018/08, 2019/08, 2020/08, 2021/08, 2022/04, 2023/08 |
Content: | This course aims at helping students to review the major concepts and methods of selected topics in the NSS Physics Elective: "Astronomy and Space Science". Topics include oribital motion and gravity, observation and studies of stars, Doppler effect and its application in modern astronomy. Students will gain hands-on experience of solving problems related to these topics as well as gaining new perspectives in modern astronomy beyond those covered the NSS syllabus.
本課程旨在協助學生重溫新高中物理選修部分:「天文學與太空科學」之部分課題。主要課題包括引力軌道運動、恆星的觀測和研究,多普勒效應及其在現在天文學的應用等。學生將會嘗試解決相關問題,進而了解一些在新高中課程以外的現代天文知識,以開拓視野。 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Physics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2011/07 |
Content: | Although an atom is too small to be observed by using optical microscopes, the theoretical and experimental investigations by physicists in the early twentieth century have unraveled many mysteries of atoms. This course will bring students to retrace the thinking paths of these physicists, and participate in the scientific investigation of atoms. Students will learn the basic concepts of atomic physics and how to use modern instruments to determine electron charge, the mass of an electron, as well as the structure of a hydrogen atom. Techniques such as methods of error analysis and writing an experimental report will also be covered. This course includes lectures and experimental sessions.
雖然原子十分微小,利用光學顯微鏡也無法直接觀察它們,但二十世紀初的物理學家卻能透過各種實驗和理論,揭開了原子的神秘面紗。本課程帶領學生重溫物理學家探索原子結構的過程,參與有關的科學研究。學生將學習原子物理學的基本概念和如何利用現代科學儀器測量電子的電荷、電子的質量,以及氫原子的結構。學生也會學習誤差分析方法,和撰寫實驗報告等技巧。課程包括理論講解及實驗部分。 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Physics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2012/08 |
Content: | This course will bring students to retrace the thinking paths of physicists in the early 20th century to unravel the mysteries of atoms. The course includes lectures, experiments, and a visit. Students will glimpse through the basic concepts of quantum physics, such as wave particle duality, quantization, wave function and its probabilistic interpretation, spin, and their applications to understand some atomic and nuclear phenomena, including energy levels in atoms, atomic spectra, formation of molecules, as well as a more advanced topic on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is now widely applied to medical imaging.
Students will gain hands-on experience in using modern laboratory equipments to measure atomic spectra, and determine the charge mass ratio of electron. A visit to a company in Hong Kong Science and Technology Park will also be included to let students see the operation of a medical MRI machine. 本課程帶領學生重溫二十世紀初物理學家探索原子奧秘的過程。課程包括講座、實驗,和參觀三部分。學生將瞥見量子物理的基本概念,包括波粒二象性、量子化、波函數及其或然率詮釋,自旋;這些概念如何應用於了解原子和核子的現象,包括原子的能階、光譜、分子的形成,以及一個較深入、目前廣泛應用於醫療造影的現象:磁力共振。 學生也會學習如何利用現代科學儀器測量原子的光譜,以及電子的電荷質量比。課程也包括到香港科學技術園參觀一間儀器公司,以觀察醫學磁力共振儀器的運作。 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Physics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1-1.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2013/08, 2014/08, 2015/08, 2016/08, 2017/08, 2018/08, 2019/08, 2021/12, 2022/08, 2023/08 |
Content: | Humans want to explore the universe by looking up into the sky since ancient times. This course offers the outline about the selected phenomena which were observable with naked eye. Upon finishing the course, students will acquire the development of modern astronomy, knowledge of the basic observational features of the sky, and the application of physical principles to astronomy.
The course includes lectures, experiments, and observation sessions. The experiments session is aimed to provide students with hand-on experience in basic physical principles and ideas in Astronomy. Student will have indoor observation of simulated night in class. Outdoor solar observation will be held if weather permits. 本課程分為講座、實驗,和天文觀察三部份。實驗部份的目的是讓學生有機會親身驗證認識基本科學原理和天文概念。學生在天文觀察部份,可以參與模擬星空觀察。若天氣許可,學生會於室外作太陽的觀察。 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Physics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2013/08, 2014/08, 2015/08, 2016/07, 2018/08, 2021/08, 2023/08 |
Content: | Cosmology is one of the most active research frontiers of current scientific investigation. With the tremendous progress in the past few decades, scientists have gradually formed a clear and dynamic picture of our Universe. In this course, we will go through the brief history of our Universe, including its content and the expanding history. We will also identify and learn a few important events that happened in the Universe, for example, the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN) and the Cosmological Microwave Background (CMB). Along with the theoretical development, we will also explore the fascinating experimental and observational discoveries that further confirmed or overturned our understanding towards the Universe.
From this course, students will have a most up-to-date introduction towards our Universe. They will have a taste of the most active research ideas undergoing in current academic society. 宇宙學是當前科學研究的熱點之一。伴隨著過去二三十年的急速發展,科學家們對我們的宇宙逐漸形成了一個清晰的動態圖景。在這門宇宙簡史課中,我們會介紹宇宙的構成部分以及它的膨脹歷史。同時,我們還會較為仔細地了解一些關鍵事件,例如大爆炸核合成(BBN)以及宇宙微波背景輻射(CMB)。另一方面,我們會探索一下與之相關的觀察與實驗。這些實驗可謂激動人心,有的支持或驗證了理論猜想,而有的卻全盤推翻了科學家們的預料。通過這門課,同學們會學會會有一個最與時並進的宇宙簡介,並且可以感受目前學術界最活躍的一些研究熱點。 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2015/08 |
Content: | This course is designed for students to learn about some basic physics topics and the important role of physics in understanding the way nature works. This course also allows students to learn the applications and development of physics in the modern world. Students will learn the basic physics topics including motions and forces, optics and waves, electricity and electric circuits, energy, etc.
This course includes lectures and hands-on experimental sessions. 本課程的設計旨在讓同學學習到一些基礎物理學課題及物理學在了解大自然運作的重要性。課程同時讓同學認識物理學在現代世界中的應用和發展。同學在課程中將學習到運動與力、光學與波動、電與電路、能量等課題。課程以講課及實驗形式進行。 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Biochemistry Programme, School of Life Sciences Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S2-S3 |
Recognition: | 1.25 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2020/11, 2021/11, 2022/10, 2023/11 |
Content: | The universe is a dangerous place for us space explorers. To give you a fighting chance to survive the journey, we will discuss some basic mechanics, the law of gravity, astronomy, and other necessary physics. More importantly, since the laws of the universe are written in the language of mathematics, we need to go through some basic calculus (don’t be afraid, my friend) and elementary differential equations (now you can panic a little bit). We will also introduce you with the concept of scientific modelling, and learn to use computer to numerically solve problems (we will not use HAL 9000, for those of you who are worried). By the end of our course, you will be well equipped to apply the new tools to tackle a wide range of problems.
Some of you probably have never learned calculus before. While it could be intimidating at first, you can still do it if you put in effort. Some hands-on examples in our course should get you up to speed. Now buckle up, and we will get started! 對我們這些太空探索者來說,宇宙是一個很危險的地方。為求讓你有能力完成旅程,我們會討論一些基本的力學、重力定律、天文學和其他必要的物理原理。更重要的是,宇宙的定律是用數學語言寫成的,因此我們需要進行學習一些基本的微積分(請不要太擔心......)和簡單的微分方程(你現可以有些少許恐慌了)。我們亦將會介紹科學建模的概念,並學習使用電腦來解決問題(放心,我們不會使用HAL 9000)。在課程結束時,你將會有能力應用這些新的工具來處理各種問題。 你們當中有些人可能從未學過微積分。這課題在初學時可能真的的嚇人的,但只要你付出努力,仍然可以學到。而且在課程中的實際操作示例應該能使你快速上手。 好!現在就扣好安全帶,讓我們開始! |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Physics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2021/07 |
Content: | The uncertainty in an event or an activity is known as risk. Risks are encountered in trivial events such as travelling and in professional activities such as business partnership. We take risk every day. This course provides a broad perspective on both current practices and mathematical theories of risk management. Topics include qualitative and quantitative classifications of risks, mathematical modelling of financial markets and derivatives, current financial issues and crises, and statistical analysis of financial data, mathematics of insurance and Actuarial Science. This course is designed for the students who are interested in the scientific and mathematical aspects of risk management, financial market and actuarial science.
任何事件或活動的不確定性皆可視為風險。我們於日常中會遭遇到各項大大小小的風險。小如平日生活之衣食住行、大如商業之投機活動,風險總是伴隨左右。本課程為風險管理的實際應用和數學理論提供廣泛概要。本課程涵蓋範圍包括:風險的質化與量化分類,金融市場與衍生產品的數學建模,現今金融的課題與危機,金融數據的統計分析,保險數學與精算。本課程為有興趣於風險管理,金融市場或精算學之數理概念的同學而設。 |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Statistics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2016/08, 2017/08, 2018/08, 2019/08, 2020/09, 2021/09, 2022/09, 2023/07 |
Content: | Uncertainty exists in many real-life problems, ranging from stock returns to sport results to medication effects to election outcomes. Statistics offers methods to handle uncertainty with a higher precision. This course introduces ways to define, model and forecast uncertainty through real-life examples and counterintuitive phenomena. Topics include exchange paradox, Simpson’s paradox, linear regression model, non-parametric regression model, historical simulation, and k-mean clustering.
不確定性存在於許多現實生活中的問題,例子涵蓋股票回報、運動結果、藥物效果、選舉結果等。統計科學提供了具更高準定性的方法,以處理不確定性的問題。本課程以實際示例和違反直覺的現象引導,來定義、模型和預測不確定性。主題包括替換悖論,辛普森悖論,線性迴歸模型,非參數迴歸模型,歷史模擬法,k 平均演算法。 |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Statistics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S5 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: |
Content: | The primary goal of this course is to introduce basic concepts of probability. Several popular probability distribution models and their applications will be discussed. Students will learn more about probability and its use in solving real-world problems.
本課程的主要目的是介紹概率論的基本概念,並討論一些常用的概率分佈模型及其應用。學生可以學到更多概率論的知識及如何用它解決現實問題。 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Statistics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2014/07 |
Content: | This course aims at introducing the ideas of statistical reasoning and understanding the characteristics of data. Students will learn to draw scientific conclusions through hypothesis testing, identify the properties of various statistical studies, and summarize data through scatter plot and contingency table. Through group discussions and computer lab demonstrations, students will learn to assess the reliability of statistical studies appeared in the newspaper articles, and identify possible issues when visualizing the data.
本課程旨在介紹統計推理的想法和理解數據的特徵。學生將學習透過假設檢驗作出科學結論,識別各種統計研究的屬性,並通過散點圖和列聯表去概述數據。通過小組討論和實驗室演示,學生將學習如何評估報紙文章中出現的統計研究的可靠性,並識別出數據圖像可能出現的問題。 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Statistics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2019/07 |
Content: | Data from various fields, such as climatology, finance and sports, exhibit different properties. This course aims to use the R-package (a statistical software) to visualize the properties of the data, fit the data into various statistical models, assess model performance and predict the data. Topics include exploratory data analysis, time series models, hidden Markov models, classification trees, Poisson process and analysis of big data problems. Students will gain hands-on experience in statistical programming at the computer lab.
各種領域的數據(如氣候學,金融及運動)會展示不同的特質。本課程目標是透過統計軟件R去透視數據多方面的特性,從而用適當的統計模型去解釋,評估模型的表現及作出數據預測。本課程涵蓋範圍包括:探索性數據分析,時間序列模型,隱馬爾可夫模型,分類樹,泊松過程和大數據問題的分析。學生將親身體驗統計程式的編寫。 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Statistics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2019/08, 2020/08, 2021/08, 2022/07, 2023/08 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Statistics, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: |
Content: | This course presents an integrated scientific introduction to our climate system, focusing on the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and ocean. The course applies basic scientific and mathematical principles to explain the history, current state and future projections of weather and climate, natural hazards, human-induced climate change, as well as their impacts on natural ecosystems and human society. Students will learn to build a simple climate model using computer software.
本課程綜合介紹我們的氣候系統,重點討論大氣層與海洋的物理和化學。課程利用基本科學和數學原理來解釋天氣及氣候的歷史、現狀和未來預測,探討在人為影響下所構成的自然災害及全球氣候變化,及其對自然生態和人類社會的影響。學生亦會運用電腦程式來學習建構簡單的氣候模型。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Earth System Science Programme, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1-1.25 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2015/08, 2016/08, 2017/08, 2018/08, 2019/08, 2020/11, 2021/08 |
Content: | This course will offer basic understanding of how the weather and climate work and how humans make use of our scientific understanding to perform weather forecasts. Different atmospheric phenomena including cloud formation, land-sea breeze, ocean current, atmospheric jet stream and cyclones will be introduced. Demonstrations and hands-on experiments will be available to facilitate understanding. The interpretation of the phenomena in weather charts and how to understand forecast output from models will also be discussed. Studies of climate starting from the perspectives of the climate of Hong Kong to the scale of global climate change will be covered. Furthermore, the quantitative method of examining an atmosphere-ocean cycle, namely the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), will allow students to look beyond the usual narrative of the ENSO effect.
本課程將提供對天氣和氣候如何運作的基本了解,以及人類如何利用科學知識進行天氣預報。本課程將介紹不同的大氣現象,包括雲的形成、海陸風、海洋流、大氣急流和氣旋。還將提供示範和實驗以促進理解。本課程也將解釋天氣圖表,如何理解模型的預報結果,並涵蓋從香港氣候到全球氣候的變化,以及厄爾尼諾南方振盪的影響。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Earth and Environmental Sciences Programme (EESC), Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S3-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2023/08, 2024/08 |
Content: | Nanotechnology is an emerging technology with a significant impact on daily life. Students could acquire the knowledge on the concept of Nanotechnology, basic theories of Nanotechnology and Application of Nanotechnology in Biology, Chemistry, Medical Science and Physics through lectures and experiments. This course is particularly suitable for students who are interested in nanotechnology research.
納米科技不但是一種新興的技術,而且對我們日常生活帶來深遠的影響。透過講課及實驗,學生可以認識納米科技的概念及基本理倫,也能瞭解納米科技在生物、化學、醫學科學及物理等方面的應用。本課程尤其適合對納米科技有興趣的學生;課程更可讓學生透過實驗課則培養實驗操作能力。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Faculty of Science, CUHK National Taiwan University, Taiwan Ubiquity vision Co.,Ltd, Taiwan |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S2-S4 |
Recognition: | 1-1.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2013/07, 2014/07, 2015/08, 2016/08, 2017/08 |
Content: | This course introduces the physical principles and technology of transmitting information (such as "voice“) using electromagnetic waves (light). Through lab projects, students will explore (1) how light can be modulated to encode information and (2) how multiple information signals can be transmitted simultaneously through frequency-division multiplexing (i.e., through use of different wavelengths of light). Students will also learn how to measure the quality of transmission by performing signals comparison with the aid of Statistics and Calculus and understand the basic concepts and applications of electromagnetic waves, quantum physics and solid-state electronics.
本課程介紹利用電磁波(光)傳遞信息(如「語音」)背後的物理原理和技術。透過實驗,學生將探索(1)如何將信息編碼入傳播的光線中,以及(2)如何利用不同頻率(即通過使用不同波長的光)同時傳輸多種信息信號。學生還可學習如何通過統計和微積分進行信號比較來測量傳輸質量,並可了解電磁波,量子物理學和固體電子學的基本概念和應用。 |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Faculty of Engineering, CUHK Faculty of Science, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S6 |
Recognition: | 3 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: |
Content: | Large energy demand and the need to protect our environment have made the development of clean and renewable energy sources an extremely important and urgent task. Using solar energy, photovoltaic technology, which delivers electricity directly from sunlight, provides a clean and effective approach to solve the energy and environment crisis. In this course, we combine fundamental science basics with hands-on engineering projects, i.e. building a solar tracking system using 3D printing technique, to give students a comprehensive understanding on relevant knowledge. Students will learn the fundamentals of solid-state physics, p-n junction, photovoltaic cells, trigonometry, complex number, ordinary differential equation, 3D printing materials, SolidWorks designs and solar cell testing.
因為能源的需求和保護環境的需要,使清潔能源和可再生能源的發展成為一項十分重要且緊迫的任務。利用太陽能,直接從太陽光中提供電力的光伏技術為解決能源和環境危機提供了一種清潔而有效的方法。本課程將基礎科學知識與工程實驗相結合,即利用3D打印技術構建太陽能追踪系統,讓學生對相關知識有全面的了解。學生將學習固態物理,p-n接面,光伏電池,三角,複數,常微分方程,3D打印材料等基礎知識以及動手實做SolidWorks設計和太陽能電池測試。 |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Faculty of Engineering, CUHK Faculty of Science, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S6 |
Recognition: | 3 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: |
Content: | The course will cover some basic elements within robotics, from the introduction to the role of robotics in the modern society, the history and the state-of-the-art developments in robotics, to some basic concepts in robotics related to the modelling, control and feedback. In addition to lecture classes, the hands-on component would allow students to apply their learnt knowledge to enable robot manipulators to perform some specific tasks. |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Faculty of Engineering, CUHK Faculty of Science, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 2-3 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2019/08, 2023/08 |
Content: | Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage these days. We are promised a future of more gadgets and services with AI-powered features such as intelligent chatbots, virtual assistants, and self-driving cars. The current AI boom was largely fuelled by breakthroughs in an area known as machine learning. It involves training computers to perform tasks based on examples rather than programming by a human. A branch of this approach called deep learning has made it more promising for solving perceptual problems such as image classification, face recognition, and natural language processing.
This course offers a hands-on exploration of machine learning through a trilogy approach: mathematical concepts, algorithms, and programming. We will begin with introducing what machine learning is, how it works, and what it can achieve. With a comprehensive treatment of the mathematics and theories involved, we will walk through typical implementations of artificial neural networks to see how the theories turn into practice. Then we will move on to teaching students to make some interesting AI applications (e.g. games) using the Python programming language and machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and Keras. 近年來,人工智能(AI)浪潮席捲全球。未來,智能聊天機器人,虛擬助手和自動駕駛汽車等人工智能設備和服務將逐步融入我們的生活。「機器學習」領域中的突破是目前AI迅速發展的主要驅動力。機器學習利用樣本數據來訓練計算機自主完成任務,而非依賴人工編程。作為機器學習的一個重要分支,「深度學習」在解決如圖像分類,人臉識別和自然語言處理等智能認知問題上取得了豐碩的成果。 本課程透過「三部曲」(數學概念,算法和編程)訓練讓同學親自動手探索機器學習。首先,我們會介紹什麼是機器學習、它如何運作及其應用層面。之後,我們會講解機器學習背後的數學和理論基礎,並分析「人工神經網絡」的代碼,以展示如何將理論轉化為實踐。最後,我們會教導學員使用Python編程語言,TensorFlow和Keras等機器學習框架來實現一些有趣的AI應用(例如:遊戲)。 |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 2 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2021/08 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 2 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2022/08 |
Content: | The global climate change is a major challenge confronting our generation. It is crucial to identify sustainable energy solutions that effectively reduce carbon emissions and pave the way for an affordable, reliable, and lowcarbon future. This course is designed to give students an overview of the following topics: carbon capture and utilisation, energy storage, renewable energy, smart power grids, integrated energy systems, carbon accounting and management. This course also consists of laboratory sections for students to acquire hands-on experience. After taking this course, students are expected to gain a comprehensive understanding of these topics, enabling them to better contribute to building a sustainable energy future.
全球氣候變化已成為我們時代所面臨的緊迫挑戰。尋求可持續的能源路徑,以顯著減少溫室氣體排放,對於實現一個經濟高效、穩定可靠且低碳的未來至關重要。本課程的目的是向學生們傳授一系列關鍵知識,包括但不限於:碳捕獲與利用、能源儲存技術、可再生能源、智能電網技術、綜合能源系統和碳排放的核算與管理。本課程亦包括實驗室課節,讓學生獲得相關的實踐經驗。通過本課程,學生們將能夠全面掌握這些關鍵知識,進而更好地為構建一個可持續的能源未來貢獻自己的力量。 |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 2 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2024/08 |
Content: | Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing various industries, from healthcare and finance to transportation and entertainment. This course aims to provide you with a solid foundation in both the mathematical concepts necessary for AI and the practical skills required for machine learning.
We will cover essential mathematical topics such as linear algebra, calculus, and probability theory, exploring how they relate to AI and its algorithms. Once we have established a mathematical and statistical foundations, we will delve into the exciting world of machine learning. You will learn about different types of machine learning algorithms, including supervised and unsupervised learning, and understand how these algorithms can be used to make predictions, recognize patterns, and make intelligent decisions. This course will incorporate hands-on projects and practical exercises. You will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge to real-world problems, working with popular machine learning libraries and tools. By engaging in these practical activities, you will develop valuable skills in data analysis, model development, and evaluation. 人工智能正在革新各個行業,從醫療保健和金融到交通運輸和娛樂。本課程旨在提供人工智能所需的數學概念和機器學習所需的實踐技能的基礎。 本課程涵蓋線性代數、微積分和概率論等基本數學主題,探索它們與人工智能及其算法的關係。在建立了數學和統計基礎之後,我們將深入探索人工智能世界。學習不同類型的機器學習算法,包括監督學習和無監督學習,並了解這些算法如何用於預測、識別模式和做出智能決策。本課程將結合實踐項目和實際練習。應用所學知識於現實世界的問題,並使用流行的機器學習庫和工具進行工作。通過參與這些實踐活動,發展出有價值的數據分析、模型開發和評估技能。 |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, CUHK Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 2 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2024/07 |
Content: | The course aims at helping students to learn the major concepts and methods of chemistry and biochemistry. Topics include simple organic chemistry, principles of molecular biology, scientific methods and skills for research. Students will gain hands-on experience of using modern technology such as infrared spectroscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for running research projects.
本課程旨在幫助學生學習化學與生物化學的概念和方法。主題包括簡單有機化學,分子生物學原理和科學棎究的方法與技巧。學生將親身體驗如何應用現代科技諸如紅外光譜與聚合酶鏈反應(Polymearse Chain Reaction)技術在科學探究項目之應用。 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S5 |
Recognition: | 4.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2016 |
Content: | The programme aims to:
Enhance students’ ability and knowledge to attain a high level of competence in science; 課程目的: 提升學生的科學能力與知識 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) Science Academy for Young Talent, Faculty of Science, CUHK School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S2-S3 |
Recognition: | 3 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 11th: 2013/11, 12th: 2014/11, 13th: 2015/11, 14th: 2016/11, 15th: 2017/11, 16th: 2018/11, 17th: 2019/11, 18th: 2020/11, 19th: 2021/11, 20th: 2022/11, 21st: 2023/11 |
Content: | The programme aims to:
Enhance students’ ability and knowledge to attain a high level of competence in science; 課程目的: 提升學生的科學能力與知識 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) Science Academy for Young Talent, Faculty of Science, CUHK School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S2-S3 |
Recognition: | 3 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 11th: 2014/04, 12th: 2015/04, 13th: 2016/04, 14th: 2017/04, 15th: 2018/04, 16th: 2019/04, 17th: 2020/04, 18th: 2021/04, 19th: 2022/04, 20th: 2023/04, 21st: 2024/04 |
Content: | The programme aims to:
Enhance students’ ability and knowledge to attain a high level of competence in science; 課程目的: 提升學生的科學能力與知識 |
Category: | Category II – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) Science Academy for Young Talent, Faculty of Science, CUHK School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S2-S3 |
Recognition: | 6 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 11th: 2014/07, 12th: 2015/07, 13th: 2016/07, 14th: 2017/07, 15th: 2018/07, 16th: 2019/07, 17th: 2020/07, 18th: 2021/07, 19th: 2022/07, 20th: 2023/07, 21st: 2024/07 |
Content: | The main theme of the programme will be Scientific Research. The training will include the fundamental principles of scientific research, which will be introduced through a series of lectures. Participants will then join one of the seven scientific projects and gain hands-on experience in performing scientific research. At the end of the programme participants will complete their training by reporting their findings both orally and in form of a poster in a mini-symposium. |
Category: | Category I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | Students who are S3 or above |
Recognition: | 2 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | March to June 2011 |
Content: | This course is designed to allow students to have a basic understanding about the bonding and structures of organic molecules and ions, and their influences on the molecular properties of organic compounds, and the reactivity and selectivity of some organic reactions. This course will focus on the stability of reaction intermediates, and the reactivity and selectivity of addition reactions, nucleophilic substitutions, eliminations, and electrophilic aromatic substitutions.
本課程設計旨在讓同學對有機分子及離子的鍵合及結構,及它們在有機分子的特性和有機反應的活性及選擇性的影響上有基礎的理解。本課程將會集中討論各類反應中間體的穩定性,及加成反應、親核取代反應、消除反應和親電芳香取代反應的活性及選擇性。 |
Category: | Category: I – University Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Chemistry, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1 University unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2021/08, 2022/08, 2023/08, 2023/11, 2024/07 |
Content: | Breathing is vital to us. We cannot survive without proper breathing even for a few minutes. Although breathable air seems to be available everywhere, the air that we breathe everyday may contain some harmful contaminants that have various short-term and long-term effects to our health. This course introduces the possible sources of some commonly found indoor and outdoor airborne contaminants (e.g. formaldehyde, particulate matter, sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds) and their health effects, methods for monitoring the levels of these contaminants and the corresponding legislation for control. The course includes two laboratory sessions which allow students to acquire practical experience on measuring airborne contaminants using different types of devices. |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Chemistry, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | N/A |
Organising Period: | 2010/07 |
Content: | This course aims at introducing the basic concepts and techniques in carrying out chemical analysis by using various modern spectroscopic and chromatographic instruments. Students will learn how to use modern instruments to determine the amounts of substances present in a mixture down to part per million levels (ppm), and identify the structure of a compound. Techniques such as infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, UV-Vis spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, gas chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography will be covered. This course will also discuss some common standard practices of collecting and preparing samples for laboratory testing, the accreditation system in testing laboratories.
本課程旨在介紹化學分析中所用到的現代光譜和色譜儀器的基本概念和技術。學生將學習使用該等儀器來分析濃度水平低至百萬分之一的物質,並確定化合物的結構。課程內容包括紅外線光譜法、質譜分析法、紫外−可見光譜法、核磁共振、氣相色譜法及高效能液相色譜法的操作技巧,以及化驗工作中的收集及製備樣本的常用標準技巧和香港化驗室所實行的認可系統。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Chemistry, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1-1.25 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2011/07, 2012/07, 2013/07, 2014/07, 2015/07, 2016/07, 2018/07, 2019/08, 2020/08, 2021/07, 2022/04, 2023/07 |
Content: | Biomolecules are loosely defined as molecules found in biological system. In the biological system, carbohydrate, protein, lipid, nucleic acid and enzyme are key biomolecules. This course covers the chemical structures of these biomolecules and their roles in biological systems. Besides, we will talk about some interesting topics that you encounter very often in daily life. For example, how do artificial sweeteners differ from table sugar? Why do artificial sweeteners have low or even zero calorie contents? Can we unboil an egg? What causes aging? Is there any method to reverse the aging process? Finally, we will talk about the basic principles of chemical analysis for various biomolecules in foods. This course comprises of both lectures and experimental sessions.
生物分子一般泛指存在於生物體的分子。碳水化合物、蛋白質、脂類、核酸和酶都是生物體主要的生物分子。本課程將介紹這些重要的生物分子的化學結構與其在生物體中扮演的角色。除此以外,我們會介紹一些在日常生活經常遇到的有趣課題。舉例代糖與一般食用糖的分別是甚麼?為甚麼代糖有較低甚至沒有卡路里?煮熟後的雞蛋能否變回生雞蛋?為甚麼人會變老?有沒有方法可以返老還童?最後,本課程將介紹化學分析的基礎知識,並講解食物中的生物分子的化驗方法。課程以講課及實驗形式進行。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Chemistry, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1.25-1.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2016/08, 2017/08, 2018/07 |
Content: | This course aims at introducing the essential concepts of organic chemistry and how it is closely related to our daily life. Students will learn the fundamental knowledge of organic chemistry with a particular emphasis on stereochemistry. Through lectures and video demonstration of important principles and interesting experiments, students will be introduced to lab techniques/instrumentation and scientific methods in organic chemistry. Students can therefore gain appreciation of the daily practice of a synthetic organic chemist in a university setting.
本課程旨在介紹有機化學的精華和這一學科與我們日常生活的緊密聯繫。學生將學習有機化學的基本知識及立體化學的專題討論。通過講座及視頻演示的方式對重要的化學原理以及實驗操作進行展示,學生將學到有機化學的實驗技術、儀器和科學方法,從而接觸到有機合成化學家在大學裏的日常工作。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Department of Chemistry, CUHK Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S6 |
Recognition: | 1-1.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2016/07, 2017/08, 2018/08, 2019/08, 2020/08, 2021/08, 2022/04, 2023/08, 2024/08 |
Content: | This course intends to facilitate students’ learning under STEM education, concept and theory of Chemistry at the advanced level will be covered in the course to supplement the teaching and training provided in high schools and to prepare students for the International Tuymaada Competition. |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Science Academy for Young Talent, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Chemistry, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S4-S5 |
Recognition: | 3 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2018/01 |
Content: | A coating is a layer that is applied to the surface of an object for functional, decorative or both purposes. Painting is one of the most conventional types of coating for wall, metal surface or glass surface to retard corrosion or mold formation of the base surface. Smart coating refers to a coating which is able to sense its environment and make an appropriate response to that stimulus.
In this programme, students will learn the most advanced coating technology. Students will attend lectures on the coating theory and chemical instrumentation for coating in the morning. Equipped with the specific scientific knowledge from the lecture, students will make use of what they have learnt to perform exciting experiments in the afternoon. The experiments include to design and fabricate superhydrophobic and heat-resistant coatings, to construct a thermometer by themselves, to handle and analyze data of various paints, and to determine volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in different paints using sophisticated chemical instruments with the latest technology. Learning should not be confined to classrooms. Other than STEM education, students are going to have a glimpse into our chemistry curriculum and CUHK. Admission talk, laboratory tour, campus tour and CUHK treasure hunt will be arranged for students, so as to make the programme more fruitful and enjoyable for students. 塗層泛指覆蓋物體表面層的物質,一般具有功能性及裝飾性之用途。例如大家最常見的油漆,在生活上就被廣泛使用於牆壁、金屬或玻璃表面,以防止或減慢底層生銹、腐蝕或發霉。 本活動將介紹尖端塗層科技。上午時段以授課形式為主,同學將會學習塗層的基本原理及化學儀器。下午時段則以實驗為主題,同學將會把上午課堂的科學知識學以致用,親自設計和調配防水和隔熱塗層。同學亦會利用所學知識親動手製造溫度計。在實驗中,同學將會接觸到各種類型塗層的數據,並運用所學技能進行數據分析。除此之外,同學更會操作尖端科技的化學儀器,進行塗層的揮發性有機化合物 (VOCs) 含量檢測。 我們深明學習不應局限於課室內,因此除了STEM教育外,也為同學預備了一系列課外活動,如入學講座、實驗室參觀、校園遊及中大定向,務求增加同學對化學系課程及中大的認識,也令他們有更充實和愉快的活動學習體驗。 |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Science Academy for Young Talent, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Chemistry, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1.75 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2018/07, 2019/07 |
Content: | |
Category: | Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing |
Organising units: | Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK Science Academy for Young Talent, Faculty of Science, CUHK Department of Chemistry, CUHK |
Expected applicants: | promoting to or studying S5-S6 |
Recognition: | 1.5 Academy unit(s) |
Organising Period: | 2021/07 |