Discussion on Physics CurriculaHST 2002

• Generalities about some different Physics Syllabus (HST)

• Contemporary Physics (Particle Physics) in different countries

•The case of each country represented at HST02

•General Discussion

•Conclusions

Generalities• Big differences from one country to another and even in the same country (local syllabus)

•Different approaches in Teaching Physics: classical, related to the daily life and applications of Physics

•IT as a resource in a lot of countries

•Nuclear Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Special Relativity, (General Relativity in Slovak and USA) Cosmology and Particle Physics at different levels (more or less Maths, more or less experimental work)

Portugal

• Classical Mechanics

•A little of Quantum Mechanics at the Chemistry Syllabus

•No Modern or Contemporary Physics in the present syllabus

•http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/HST2001/syllabus/syllabus.htm#Portugal.

Spain

•Topics on Modern Physics: Nuclear Physics at 17, Particle Physics, Special Relativity and Quantum Mechanics before University

http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/HST2001/syllabus/HST2001Spain.ppt

France•Classical Mechanics, including oscillators and differential equations to solve, the same in electrical oscillators and with approximations molecular or atomic oscillators.

•Spectroscopy and quanta of energy, therefore E = h

•Recommended experiences of modern physics in French high schools:•http://www.eduscol.education.fr/D0017/II_D_ouverture_quantique_meca_de_Newton.doc•http://www.ac-reims.fr/datice/sc_physiques/sites/adress.htm

Italy

http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/HST2001/syllabus/syllabus.htm#Italy.

•Some Modern Physics, including Particle Physics, but, most the time never reached

Greece

•Some Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics (15-18)

http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/HST2001/syllabus/syllabus.htm#Greece

Bulgaria

• All the topics of Modern Physics at the last year (18)

http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/HST2001/syllabus/bulgari.ppt

Hungary

•Quantum Mechanics and Nuclear Physics but nothing about Relativity or Particle Physicshttp://www.om.hu/

Romania

•Modern Physics with some Mathematical development

Slovak Republic

• Modern Physics, but not Particle Physics• http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/

HST2001/syllabus/syllabus.htm#Slovakia

Czech Republic

• Modern and Particle Physics at 18 for all Physics Students

• http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/HST2001/syllabus/czech.htm

Poland

• Contemporary Physics including Particle Physics and Cosmology

• http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/HST2001/syllabus/syllabus.htm#Poland1

Germany• It’s possible to teach all kinds of modern

Physics, even in special courses.• But it’s also possible to teach a very small

version of Physics.• Syllabus contains too many very different

possibilities.• http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/

HST2001/syllabus/syllabus.htm#Germany

Austria

• All Physics students learn Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology and do some experimental work from 17 to 19

• http://www.bmuk.gv.at/eu/epages/index.htm

Netherlands• Students learn Quantum Mechanics and

Nuclear Physics• No Particle Physics or Relativity• Lots of experimental work

• http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/HST2001/syllabus/nedprog.htm

Belgium

• A little bit of Special Relativity, Quantum Mechanics and Nuclear Physics

• http://www.argo.be/• http://www.vsko.be/

UK

• Particle Physics at Secondary School since the 1990’s!

• Advancing Physics• Salters• http://post16.iop.org/advphys/

Ireland

• Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics are optional from 16 – 18

• Experimental work and applications of Contemporary Physics

• http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/HST2001/syllabus/syllabus.htm#Ireland

Norway

• All topics of Contemporary Physics at 18 with experimental work

• http://skolenettet.nls.no/

Sweden

• A little of Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics and Relativity but a lot of Nuclear Physics (16-17 and 19-20)

• Experimental work as often as possible

• http://www3.skolverket.se/ki/eng/comp.pdf

Finland

• All the topics of Modern and Contemporary Physics (18-19)

• Cloud Chamber experiment• Medical Applications

Russia

USA

• Different Syllabus from State to State

• http://teachers.web.cern.ch/teachers/archiv/HST2001/syllabus/syllabus.htm#US

Discussion Points

Conclusions