Teaching WK
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| - | For many years already, I have been involved with teaching of physics. Presently, I concentrate on [[MOOC_SMAC|MOOC teaching]], and on a new course on statistical physics within the master ENS-ICFP at ENS. I also teach quite a lot in summer schools. | + | For many years already, I have been involved with teaching of physics. Presently, I concentrate on [[MOOC_SMAC|MOOC teaching]], and on a new course on statistical physics within the master ENS-ICFP at ENS. I also frequently teach in summer schools. |
| - | =Wiki-based teaching= | + | =ICFP Master 2015, Course on Statistical Physics= |
| - | Here is the link to the wiki of some of my recent courses. | + | see [[ICFP_Stat_Physics_2015|this page]] for syllabus and material. |
| + | Preliminary lecture notes for Week 3 now available! | ||
| - | [http://cours-physique.lps.ens.fr/index.php/Main_Page Here is the old wiki (courses up to 2012, it is now read-only, due to security problems] | + | =Trieste Lectures 2015, Bad Honnef Lectures 2015= |
| + | see [[Bad Honnef 2015|this page]] for Python programs | ||
| - | In 2013, we changed to [http://statmechalgcomp.wikispaces.com/ a new wikispaces site] | + | =Second MOOC edition started on 2 February 2015 - now finished= |
| + | [[Image:POSTER Statistical Mechanics 2015.jpg|left|frame|Announcement poster of SMAC2015 [http://www.lps.ens.fr/%7Ekrauth/images/3/34/POSTER_Statistical_Mechanics_2015_.pdf Click here for a High-definition version]]] | ||
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| + | The 2nd edition of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course Massive open online course (MOOC)] on [https://www.coursera.org Coursera]: [https://www.coursera.org/course/smac Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations] started on February 2nd, 2015 (participation if free of charge, and open to everyone). The first edition of the MOOC, in 2014, drew 30,000 registered students from 160 countries. Videos were viewed 250,000 times, there were close to 6000 forum posts, and students had a great time. [[Krauth_2014|Look here]] for an editorial that I wrote after 'coming home from a MOOC'. | ||
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| Vivien Lecomte (9th from the right) and Alberto Rosso (8th), at the conf IV lecture room at ENS. | Vivien Lecomte (9th from the right) and Alberto Rosso (8th), at the conf IV lecture room at ENS. | ||
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| - | =Use of English= | ||
| - | [[Image:dreaming.png|left|50px]]By the way, teaching in the ENS physics department takes place in English, at least in our two-year Master in fundamental physics geared at outstanding French and international students. | ||
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| - | =The Super-bonus= | ||
| - | In our homework sessions, we sometimes ask a final question that is really tough... Correct solutions earn their authors a super-bonus, and we always discuss answers to the super-bonus in class. This year, we already had two student solutions of super-bonus questions that were much better than our own solution... Quite a vivid atmosphere in lectures, training sessions and at home! | ||
Revision as of 21:42, 19 October 2015
For many years already, I have been involved with teaching of physics. Presently, I concentrate on MOOC teaching, and on a new course on statistical physics within the master ENS-ICFP at ENS. I also frequently teach in summer schools.
Contents |
ICFP Master 2015, Course on Statistical Physics
see this page for syllabus and material. Preliminary lecture notes for Week 3 now available!
Trieste Lectures 2015, Bad Honnef Lectures 2015
see this page for Python programs
Second MOOC edition started on 2 February 2015 - now finished
The 2nd edition of the Massive open online course (MOOC) on Coursera: Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations started on February 2nd, 2015 (participation if free of charge, and open to everyone). The first edition of the MOOC, in 2014, drew 30,000 registered students from 160 countries. Videos were viewed 250,000 times, there were close to 6000 forum posts, and students had a great time. Look here for an editorial that I wrote after 'coming home from a MOOC'.
Lectures 2013/14
In 2013/14, I taught a second-year Master course (fifth year counting from high-school) at Ecole normale supérieure. Subjects go from Monte Carlo algorithms to bosons, fermions, classical spins, quantum spins, Fermi-Pasta-Ulam chains, the thirteen-sphere problem, and many more. I was helped by my colleagues Alberto Rosso and Vivien Lecomte, and we are having a lot of fun (and a bit of work also)! Our approach to teaching is the fruit of a lot of experiments. Lectures were on the blackboard, training sessions use the computer a lot. Then there was homework where students are asked to program more or less complicated, but always interesting subjects in the Python programming language.
Vivien Lecomte (9th from the right) and Alberto Rosso (8th), at the conf IV lecture room at ENS.
