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CUSA1035 Mysteries in the Atomic World 原子世界的奧秘

 

Course Outline:
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(Last update on: 16 March 2023)

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Key facts for Summer 2023:

Date:   3, 4, 5, 12* August 2023 (21 hours)
Time:   9:00 am – 12:30 pm; 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Venue:   CUHK campus
Enrollment:   40
Expected applicants:   Students who are promoting to or studying S4-S6 who have basic knowledge on mechanics and waves
Tuition Fee:   HKD 3,560.00
Lecturer:   Dr. TONG Shiu Sing
* This date is reserved for make-up classes in case there is any cancellation of classes due to unexpected circumstances.

 

 

 

Introduction:

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。

 

Organising units:
  • Department of Physics, CUHK
  • Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK
Category:   Category II – Academy Credit-Bearing
Learning outcomes:   Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
  1. Gain hands-on experience in classic physics experiments that have revolutionized our understanding of the atomic world;
  2. Learn the basic principles of modern physics;
  3. Learn how some atomic and nuclear phenomena;
  4. Learn the history of modern physics in the early 20th century;
  5. Appreciate the efforts that physicists made towards our understandings of an atom.
Learning Activities:
  1. Lecture
  2. Lab
  3. Field-trip
Medium of Instruction:   Cantonese supplemented with English
Assessment:
  1. Short answer test or exam
  2. Lab reports
Recognition:   No. of Academy unit(s):  1.5
* Certificate or letter of completion will be awarded to students who attain at least 75% attendance and pass the assessment (if applicable)
 
Expected applicants:  

Students who are promoting to or studying S4-S6 and have basic knowledge on mechanics and waves

Students who have taken CUSA1025 Unravel the Mysteries of an Atom are not recommended to take this course.

Organising period:  

Summer 2013; Summer 2014; Summer 2015; Summer 2016; Summer 2017; Summer 2018; Summer 2019; Summer 2020; Autumn 2021; Summer 2022; Summer 2023

Application Method:   SAYT Online application