GEE239M Perspectives in Physical Science

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Instructor: PANG Kam-moon (´^ª÷º¡) kmpang@phy.cuhk.edu.hk

SC219, Science Center (N) Tel: 31634072

Marker: Zhang Liang (³¹¨}) lzhang@phy.cuhk.edu.hk

SC225, Science Center (N), Tel: 26096296

Lectures: T06(SCL5), S03-04(MMW703)

Course homepage: www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk/gee/gee239m/gee239m.html

Lecture notes, PowerPoint files, assignments and solutions, discussion forum, useful links, etc. can be found in this page.

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Course contents:

PART ONE: METHOD AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE	Chapter 1	Method and Philosophy of Science
PART TWO: METEOROLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCE	Chapter 2	Optical Phenomena in the Atmosphere
	Chapter 3	Water in the Atmosphere
	Chapter 4	Tropical Cyclones
	Chapter 5	Inside the Earth
PART THREE: EINSTEIN¡¦S UNIVERSE	Chapter 6	The Special Theory of Relativity
	Chapter 7	The General Theory of Relativity
PART FOUR: IN THE MICROSCOPIC WORLD	Chapter 8	Quantum Physics
PART FIVE: ASTRONOMY	Chapter 9	The Solar System
	Chapter 10	Stellar Evolution

Assessment scheme:

Final exam	MCQ (65%)
Assignment	6 sets (35%)

Note: The suggested solution will be posted on the course homepage one week after the deadline of submission. Late submissions must be handed in within this week. 10% of marks will be deducted for late submissions.

References:

Paul G. Hewitt, Conceptual physics, 8th ed., Addison-Wesley, Reading, 1997. QC23.H56

M A Seeds, Foundations of Astronomy, 6th edition, Wadsworth, 2000. QB43.2.S43