Are you still looking for the science research opportunity in this summer?
还在寻找高质量的暑期科研活动吗？
Do you want to do high quality science research project and take part in the next science fair?
计划要通过科研参加下一次的科研比赛吗？
Register and take the Summer Science Research Training (Physical Science) today. https://goo.gl/r6ngCF
每班最多只收10名学生。还有稍许名额。不需要有物理基础。
The instructor Dr. Liu’s former student have received grand prize at Synopsys science fair and was accepted by all of the top colleges he applied.
廖老师以前的学生连续四年拿到了Synopsys science fair 大奖，今年被所有他申请的名校录取。
Course Objectives
This is an introductory class on how to perform non-University affiliated research, with intention to participate in a local science fair. The intended audience will be an enthusiastic student in 8th to 10th grade.
In this class, every student is expected to spend ~5 hours/week working on their project. The project will be physical-science based, and we shall use Arduino platform for data collection. Since everyone will be working on the same demo project, the results will not be eligible to be used as an actual entry to a science fair, but students will learn the necessary skills in the process. The Arduino kit and the accessories (sensors, LCD) will be provided at a cost of ~$80.
Students perform experiments on weeks 7-10, prepare the presentation slide during weeks 11-12, and present on the last week of the class.
Address: 20432 Silverado Ave, Ste 7, Cupertino, CA 95014
Tuition: $1280 (with an additional $80 material fee)
Deposit $80 by May 1st, get an $80 discount.
2.5-hour sessions, 13 sessions.
5/28 to 8/20 Sundays, 1:30-4:00pm
6/5 to 6/17, Monday to Saturday/Sunday; 6:30-9:00pm
6/18 to 6/30, Monday to Saturday/Sunday; , 7:00-9:30pm @Foster City (register at https://goo.gl/4SZmov)
7/31 to 8/12, Monday to Saturday/Sunday; 1:30-4:00pm or 6:30-9:00pm
Registration: https://goo.gl/r6ngCF
Please list your preferred schedule in “other” if all of the three sessions don’t work for you.
Watch the video of the seminar “Science Fair for Middle School and High School students” on April 26, 2017 at https://youtu.be/EdqcllqyxUc .
The video of Dr. Liu’s talk Learning Physics is https://youtu.be/J05NVx9WzMY.
Syllabus
| Day | Topic |
| 1st | Brainstorming, Literature Search, Choice of Topic |
| 2nd | Acquiring Necessary Equipment, Buy or Build Decision |
| 3rd | Introduction to Arduino, Basic Electronics |
| 4th | Arduino I/O, Hardware Debouncing, LCD interfacing |
| 5th | Arduino Sensors, I2C, SPI protocol |
| 6th | Arduino Relays, SD Card Interfacing |
| 7th | Physics Background of our Class Project |
| 8th | Details of a Past Winning Project A in Physical Science |
| 9th | Details of a Past Winning Project B in Physical Science |
| 10th | Advanced Topic: IoT (Internet of Things) |
| 11th | Notebook, Data Presentation; Judging Rubric |
| 12th | 1-page Abstract, 2 Speeches |
| 13th | Individual Student Presentations |
About the instructor:
廖老师是电子工程博士，师从诺贝尔物理得奖教授Prof H Kroemer。他有二十多年教学经验。他思路清晰，讲课有趣味，擅长深入浅出。
Dr. Liu graduated from UCSB with a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering under Prof H Kroemer (who won the Nobel Prize in Physics, 2000) and Hong Kong University with a BSc, also in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Liu has extensive research background in semiconductor physics, was a session chairman for various international conferences in semiconductors and Molecular Beam Epitaxy, holds 8 US patents and 2 European patents.
Dr. Liu has been tutoring and mentoring middle school and high school students in the areas of
*Algebra I and II, Geometry, Trig, Pre-Calc, AP Calculus AB and BC; AMC 8/10/12
*Physics, AP Physics 1 and 2, AP Physics C (Mechanics and E/M); F=ma and USAPhO
*Java programming, AP Computer Science A
*Science Fair
Awards his tutored students have achieved include: (1) Silver Medal Semifinalist, USA Physics Olympiad (2) Gold Division, USA Computing Olympiad (3) Qualifier, USA (Junior) Math Olympiad, American Invitational Mathematics Examination (4) Finalist, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (5) Top awards in Physical Science Category in Regional Science Fairs (Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship); Qualifier, California State Science Fair.