Modern Physics

Description: This course is designed to help the students acquire a situated and contextualized knowledge framework in the domain of quantum mechanics. Embedded problem solving sessions will help them apply the framework to actual physical systems by developing necessary analytical skills.

Knowledge technologies in context

Description:This unit explores knowledge technologies, that is, software systems that can represent, interpret, formalise or interrogate phenomena and create models of how the world works. It demonstrates how a well designed system can have positive effects on the work ‘ecosystem’, potentially allowing more time for people to concentrate on their strengths. Emphasising core concepts of representation, interpretation and situated use in context, this unit will help masters students and those involved in specifying and designing software for business understand how such systems can help manage knowledge as well as providing a framework for evaluating claims made by technology vendors and researchers.

Thermodynamics

Description: This is an elementary course of thermodynamics for physics, physical chemistry and engineering. The lecture purpose is to introduce the second law of thermodynamics and the important notion of entropy. Mathematical tools, especially formula on the partial differentiation are lectured in the first class to help beginner students.