2022 Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Physics
Frontiers of Physics
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Physics
- Instructor(s)
- Kazuyuki Sekizawa / Masahiro Kuze / Yoichi Yatsu / Nobuyuki Kawai / Takashi Nakamura / Susumu Saito / Akihisa Koga / Yusuke Nishida / Toshimasa Fujisawa / Masaya Notomi / Mikio Kozuma / Michio Matsushita / Kiyotaka Aikawa / Hiroyuki Hirayama
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Tue (S011) / 3-4 Fri (S011)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- PHY.G332
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In the course, recent developments of modern physics such as solid physics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, and astrophysics will be given. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the frontiers of physics.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be familiar with the frontiers of physics.
Keywords
Frontiers of physics
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Each lecturer will introduce his/her expertise to students comprehensively. The theme ranges from solid physics and condensed matter physics to nuclear physics, particle physics, and astrophysics.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Theory (quantum physics, ultracold atoms) Yusuke Nishida | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 2 | Frontiers in experimental astrophysics: Experiment (astrophysics & aerospace engineering) Yoichi Yatsu | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 3 | Frontiers in nuclear physics: Experiment (physics of unstable nuclei, nuclear astrophysics) Takashi Nakamura | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 4 | Frontiers in particle physics: Experiment (high energy physics/neutrino physics) Masahiro Kuze | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 5 | Frontiers in astrophysics: Experiment (Multimessenger Astronomy) Nobuyuki Kawai | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 6 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Theory (Nanoscience) Susumu Saito | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 7 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Theory (strongly correlated systems) Akihisa Koga | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 8 | Frontiers in nuclear physics: Theory (many-nucleon systems, neutron stars) Kazuyuki Sekizawa | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 9 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experiment (low-dimensional electronic systems) Toshimasa Fujisawa | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 10 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experiment (nanophotonics) Masaya Notomi | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 11 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experiment (single-molecule physics) Michio Matsushita | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 12 | Frontiers in fundamental physics: Experiment (laser cooling) Mikio Kozuma | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 13 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experiment (levitated optomechanics) Kiyotaka Aikawa | It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 14 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experiment (surface and interface physics) Hiroyuki Hirayama | It will be given in the lecture. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not specified
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified
Evaluation methods and criteria
Based on a term paper
Related courses
- ZUB.Z389 ： Graduation Thesis
- ZUB.Z388 ： Graduation Thesis
Prerequisites
Not specified