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Schedule

22 July 2023
Time Activity
9:30am — 11:30am Physics Test
11:30am — 12:30pm Lunch
1:00pm — 1:45pm Lecture 1
1:45 — 2:00pm Break
2:00pm — 2:45pm Lecture 2
3:00pm — 4:00pm Award Ceremony (Book Prizes and GYSS Candidacy Prizes!)

Physics Test

Physics test will consist of only MCQ questions within the A-level syllabus, so it is a good opportunity to prepare for your upcoming preliminary exams. There could also be some questions within the syllabus that are a bit more challenging than what you usually see.

Lectures

Lecture 1: "So You Think You Know Mechanics?" - Elbert Chia
A pedagogical lecture on A-level physics, where we will go over some interesting questions that may be challenging and counterintuitive.

Lecture 2:

  1. Welcome to Quantum Reality and the Physics of Fantasy - Gu Mile
  2. The Physics of Human Societies - Cheong Siew Ann
  3. The Physics in "Interstellar" - Leek Meng Lee

A series of mini-lectures by faculties from NTU physics. They will share about some interesting results from their research and laboratory, and show you why physics is such an interesting and fundamentally important subject.