Applied Physics

Program Code: 070202  Duration：4 years

Educational Objectives:

We will cultivate “Three abilities” (learning ability, ideological ability, action ability) and Three creations (innovation, creation, entrepreneurship) undergraduate talents that have a Family-country emotion and a global vision and develop morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor in an all-round way. Students are trained to have physical foundation and know frontiers of physics, to possess good scientific perception and good ability in research, development and management, to have innovation and entrepreneurship mind, to have competition and cooperation spirit, to become compound and creative talents that are qualified for research, teaching, technical development and management in physics and related fields.

Student Outcomes:

№1. Fundamental Knowledge: An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, physics fundamentals and other specializations to the solution of complex problems in applied physics.

№1.1 An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, physics fundamentals and other specializations to the solution of complex problems in applied physics.

№1.2 An ability to apply languages of mathematics, natural science and physics fundamentals to the expressions of complex problems in applied physics, and mathematical models can be established and solved for specific objects in complex problems in applied physics.

№1.3 An ability to use relevant knowledge and mathematical models to derive and analyze complex problems in applied physics.

№1.4 An ability to apply relevant knowledge and mathematical methods to compare and synthesize solutions to complex problems in applied physics.

№2. Problem Analysis: An ability to identify, formulate and analyze complex applied physics problems, reaching to substantiated conclusions using basic principles of mathematics, science, and physics.

№2.1 An ability to correctly express complex problems in applied physics based on relevant scientific principles and mathematical methods.

№2.2 An ability to analyze and demonstrate specific problems in physic by combing basic principles and relevant literatures, as well as proposing possible solutions and recognize the diversity of them.

№2.3 An ability to apply basic principles and literature research to analyze the influencing factors in applied physics and attain effective conclusions.

№3. Research: An ability to conduct investigations of complex physical problems based on scientific theories and adopting scientific methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data and synthesis of information to provide valid conclusions.

№3.1 An ability to investigate and analyze complex problems aiming at the applied physics with the basic principles of natural science and professionalism through literature research and related methods.

№3.2 An ability to choose research route and design the using plans according to the requirements in complex problems in applied physics.

№3.3 An ability to construct experimental systems according to the experimental plan and safely carry out the experiments and correctly collect the experimental data aiming at the complex problems of physics.

№3.4 An ability to analyze and explain the experimental results and obtain reasonable and effective conclusions through information synthesis.

№4. Appling Modern Tools: An ability to create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modelling, to complex engineering activities, with an understanding of the limitations.

№4.1 Understanding the principles and methods of modern instruments, engineering and IT tools, and simulation software commonly used in applied physics, with an understanding of their limitations.

№4.2 An ability to choose and use appropriate instruments, information, engineering tools and simulation software to analyze, compute and design complex problems in applied physics.

№4.3 An ability to develop or select modern tools that meet specific needs for specific objects of applied physics, as well as simulate and predict professional problems, and analyze its limitations.

№5. Engineering and Society: An ability to apply reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to professional engineering practice.

№5.1 Fully understand the crucial role of applied physics in technological progress and social development, know the technical standard system, intellectual property rights, industrial polices and laws in related fields of applied physics, understanding the impact of different social cultures on scientific activities.

№5.2 An ability to analyze and evaluate the impact of science on society, health, safety, law, and culture, as well as the impact of these constrains on project implementation through experiments, practice and internships in applied physics, so well as understand and clarify the responsibilities and obligations that should be undertaken.

№6. Environment and Sustainable Development: An ability to understand and evaluate the impact of professional physical solutions in environmental and societal contexts and demonstrate knowledge of and need for sustainable development.

№6.1 Understand the concept and connection of environmental protection and sustainable development.

№6.2 Can fully understand the damage and hidden dangers that may be caused to humans and the environment in the practice of applied physics, fully consider and evaluate environmental impact factors when formulating complex problem solutions, and be able to self-discipline from the perspective of environmental protection and sustainable development.

№7. Professional Standards: Have an understanding of humanity and social science literacy, being able to understand and abide by professional ethics and standards responsibly in physical practice.

№7.1 Have an understanding of humanity and social science literacy and a firm belief in socialism and a sense of social responsibility, have correct values, understand the relationship between individuals and society, and know China’s national conditions.

№7.2 Understand the scientific professional ethics and norms of honesty, fairness and integrity, and be able to consciously abide by them in scientific practice.

№7.3 Understand the social responsibilities of scientists for the safety, health and well-being of the public, and the environmental protection, and be able to judge and evaluate the social responsibilities of practical activities in the field of applied physics, and consciously fulfill their responsibilities.

№8. Individual and Teams: An ability to function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams and in interdisciplinary contexts.

№8.1 Have a sense of teamwork and be able to communicate effectively with others and work together in interdisciplinary contexts.

№8.2 Be able to treat the role of individuals, team members and leaders correctly, be able to work independently or cooperatively in a team, and be able to organize, coordinate and direct the team work.

№9. Communication: An ability to communicate effectively on complex physical problems with the physics community and with society at large, such as being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, give and receive clear instructions, and communicate in cross-cultural contexts with international perspective.

№9.1 Be able to accurately express one’s own views, respond to queries and understand the differences in communication with peers and the public in terms of oral, manuscripts, diagrams, etc. on applied physics professional issues.

№9.2 Understand the international development trends and research hotspots in the field of applied physics, understand and respect the differences and diversity of different cultures in the world.

№9.3 Have the language and written expression skills for cross-cultural communication, and can communicate with each other in a cross-cultural context on professional issues in applied physics.

№10. Lifelong Learning: A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in independent and life-long learning with the ability to learn continuously and adapt to new developments.

№10.1 Have a good physical and psychological qualities, a correct world outlook, values and outlook on life, agree with the concepts of lifelong education and continuous education, and be able to recognize the necessity of independent learning and lifelong learning in the context of social development.

№10.2 An ability to learn independently, to learn foreign languages consciously, to track and obtain information using modern technologies such as computers and search engines, and to adapt to the development of new technologies in the field of applied physics, including the ability to understand new technologies, the ability to summarize and propose new questions.

Program Profile：

The Applied Physics undergraduate program was founded in 1986.  It was renamed as Applied Physics (Optical Information Science and Technology) in 1996.  It was restored as Applied Physics in 2003 under the approval of the university.   The Applied Physics undergraduate program is selected as one of the emphasized programs in universities by the Guangdong Province in 2017.

Teachers in our program have good teacher’s morality, and have background and research directions covering condensed matter physics, theoretical physics, and acoustics, as well as physical electronics, materials physics and chemistry.  Our research fields follow the development of physics, and have distinctive features and strong expansion.

Our program has an undergraduate major lab with an area bigger than 300 square meter, and the instruments and equipment have a value larger than 4 million yuan.  Furthermore, we have three related labs in acoustic crystal, high pressure physics, and condensed matter physics.  We also have supports from IOP of CAS and CSNS for both teachers and instruments.

Program Features:

Standing on the “Guangdong-HongKong-Macao” Great Bay Area and with the features of “Consolidating the physical foundation, focusing on practical innovation, enhancing science and technology fusion, cultivating with multiple categories, facing international frontiers”, and educate “Three Creation” physics talents for multiple new engineering majors.

Degree Conferred:

Bachelor of Natural Science

Core Courses:

Fundamental of Physics, Theoretical Mechanics, Mathematical Methods for Physicists, Electrodynamics, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Solid State Physics, Computational Physics.

Featured Courses: 

Freshmen Seminars: Evolution of Physics, Evolution of the Universe

Special Topics: Frontier and physics of emerging industry

Bilingual Courses: Fundamental of Physics, Mathematical Methods for Physicists, Quantum Mechanics, Solid State Physics, Computational Physics, Materials Physics

Courses Taught in English:

MOOC: Computational Physics.

Subject Frontiers Courses: Frontier and physics of emerging industry

Interdisciplinary Courses: University Chemistry, University Chemistry Experiment

Baccalaureate-Master’s Integrated Courses: Solid State Theory II, Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Advances in physics, Advances in Acoustics, Experiment Methods in Condensed Matter Physics, General Relativity and Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics

Cooperative Courses with Enterprises: Manufactural Practice, Practice on Diploma Project

Contest-Teaching Integrated Courses:

Innovation Practice: Innovation Research Training, Innovation Research Practice I, Innovation Research Practice II, Research and Discovery Practice

Entrepreneurship Courses: Entrepreneurial Practice

Workshops:

Special Designs: Course Design for Computational Physics, Course Design of Solid State Physics

1. Registration Form of Curriculum Credits

1.1 Credits Registration Form

1.2 Category Registration Form

2. Courses Schedule

2. Courses Schedule

3. Practice-concentrated Training

4.“Second Classroom” Activities

“Second Classroom” Activities are comprised of two parts, Humanities Quality Education and Innovative Ability Cultivation.

1) Basic Requirements of Humanities Quality Education

Besides gaining course credits listed in one’s subject teaching curriculum, a student is required to participate in extracurricular activities of Humanities Quality Education based on one’s interest, acquiring no less than three credits. The advanced undergraduates must complete one of courses of Humanities Quality Education which has 72 class hours (it's equivalent to one credit which belongs to Humanities Quality Education Credit of Extracurricular Class) offered by the College Physical Education Teaching Group.

2) Basic Requirements of Innovative Ability Cultivation

Besides gaining course credits listed in one’s subject teaching curriculum, a student is required to participate in any one of the following activities: National Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Guangdong Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Student Research Program (SRP), One-hundred-steps Innovative Program, or any other extracurricular activities of Innovative Ability Cultivation that last a certain period of time (e.g. subject contests, academic lectures), acquiring no less than four credits.