2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Physics
Frontiers of Physics
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Physics
- Instructor(s)
- Yusuke Nishida / Toru Hirahara / Kentaro Somiya / Takashi Mukaiyama / Masaya Notomi / Mikio Kozuma / Jiang Pu / Sadashige Matsuo / Teruaki Suyama / Yosuke Imamura / Takashi Nakamura / Kazuyuki Sekizawa / Miyabi Imai / Takashi Miyake
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Tue (W2-402(W242)) / 3-4 Fri (W2-402(W242))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- PHY.G332
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 6, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In the course, recent developments of modern physics such as solid state 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 state 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 fluids, field theories) Yusuke Nishida |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 2 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Theory (Quantum materials) Takashi Miyake |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 3 | Frontiers in nuclear physics: Experiment (Unstable nuclei, Nuclear astrophysics) Takashi Nakamura |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 4 | Frontiers in gravitational-wave physics: Experiment (Laser interferometer) Kentaro Somiya |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 5 | Frontiers in astrophysics: Theory (Cosmology) Teruaki Suyama |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 6 | Frontiers in elementary particle physics : Theory (String theory) Yosuke Imamura |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 7 | Frontiers in Nuclear Physics: Theory (Physics of Many-Nucleon Systems) Kazuyuki Sekizawa |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 8 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experiment (Laser Cooling) Mikio Kozuma |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 9 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experimental (Atomically thin materials) Jiang Pu |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 10 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experiment (quantum physics of nanodevices) Sadashige Matsuo |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 11 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experiment (Surface/Interface Nano-Quantum Physics) Toru Hirahara |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 12 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experiment (Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Single Molecule Science) Miyabi Imai |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 13 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experiment (Nanophotonics Physics) Masaya Notomi |
It will be given in the lecture. |
| Class 14 | Frontiers in condensed matter physics: Experiment (Low temperature physics, Quantum technology) Takashi Mukaiyama |
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 test at each lecture.
Related courses
- PHY.Z388 ： Independent research project（PHY)
- PHY.Z380 ： Independent research project S（PHY)
- PHY.Z399 ： Advanced independent research project（PHY)
Prerequisites
Not specified