For release 29 June 1999
SECONDARY STUDENTS TO LEARN PHYSICS AT HKUST
A new Summer School to stimulate Form 6 studentsÕ interest in science in general and physics in particular will be organized by the Physics Department at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) from 5 to 9 July.
ÒWe aim to enhance studentsÕ interest in recent major developments in physics that are not covered by standard textbooks,Ó said Dr Wing Yim Tam, organizer of the Summer School and Associate Professor of Physics at HKUST.
ÒWe hope that with an enlightened mind, students will be encouraged to embark on careers in science and technology, and contribute to the development of Hong Kong as a knowledge- and technology-based society,Ó he said.
Taught mainly by professors from the Physics Department, the Summer School will focus on interesting issues from the world of physics, including astronomy, chance and probability theory, Chinese Nobel laureates, cosmology, quantum mechanics, classical mechanics, local research, special relativity and wave theory. The Summer School is free-of-charge and a certificate will be presented to those who complete the program.
In only its first year, the Summer School attracted a total of 750 nominations from 148 secondary schools. Owing to limited places, only 45 top students who obtained very high scores in the HKCEE have been selected. To compensate for this, four of the lectures will be open to the public to allow more students to experience university lectures at HKUST. Details are as follows:
Lecture 1: Fantasies in Cosmology
Speaker: Prof K. L. Chan, Professor, Department of Mathematics Date: Wednesday, 7 July 1999
Time: 2-3 pm
Venue: Lam Woo Lecture Theater (LTB) Language: Cantonese
Lecture 2: Chance and Probability: Are they created by Man, or by God? Speaker: Dr P. W. Leung, Associate Professor, Department of Physics Date: Wednesday, 7 July 1999
Time: 3:30-4:30 pm
Venue: Lam Woo Lecture Theater (LTB) Language: Cantonese
Lecture 3: Chinese Nobel Laureates and More...
Speaker: Dr T. K. Ng, Associate Professor, Department of Physics Date: Thursday, 8 July 1999
Time: 2-3 pm
Venue: Lam Woo Lecture Theater (LTB) Language: Cantonese
Lecture 4: Scientific Research in Hong Kong: Past, Present, and Future Speaker: Prof Ping Ko, Dean of Engineering
Date: Thursday, 8 July 1999 Time: 3:30-4:30 pm
Venue: Lam Woo Lecture Theater (LTB) Language: Cantonese
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