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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2025/2026

Christoffel symbols; covariant organisation of data; Descriptive statistics;
differentiation; vectors and one-forms; Population and samples; Sampling
tensor applications methods; Basic probability theory; Useful
Ordinary differential equations: separable probability distributions: binomial,
equations; first-order linear homogenous Poisson and normal; Sampling
and non-homogeneous equations; distributions; Central Limit Theorem;
second-order linear homogeneous and Point estimation and confidence interval;
nonhomogeneous equations. Hypothesis testing for mean and
proportion in one and two populations;
Assessment Method: Chi-square tests; Simple linear regression
Summative 60% and correlation analysis.
Assessment:
Continuous 40% Assessment Method:
Assessment: Summative 0%
Assessment:
SIX1015 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND Continuous 100%
SOCIETY (2 CREDITS) Assessment:

This course examines the interaction
between science, technology and society LEVEL 2
from various perspectives. It provides
discussion on the impacts of science and SIF2001 QUANTUM MECHANICS I (3
technology (S&T) progress on society, and CREDITS)
vice versa. The discussions comprise the
various main aspects of S&T Studies, Operators: Hilbert space, observables,
namely scientific research and eigenfunctions of Hermitian operator,
development, sustainable development, generalised uncertainty principle, Dirac
ethics and values, history and philosophy, notation.
economics, policy and management. Such Quantum mechanics in 3-D: Schrödinger
combination encourages communication equation in 3-D, hydrogen atom, angular
of diverse diciplines and students will momentum, spin.
better appreciate the complex ways in Identical Particles: Two-particle system,
which science, technology and society atoms, solids, quantum statistical
interact. Based on this understanding, mechanics.
students will debate on the status, issues Time-Independent Perturbation Theory:
and challenges of selected S&T activities in Nondegenerate perturbation theory,
the local context. degenerate perturbation theory, fine
structure of hydrogen, Zeeman effect,
Assessment Method: hyperfine splitting.
Summative 60% Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory:
Assessment: Two-level system, emission and absorption
Continuous 40% of radiation, spontaneous emission.
Assessment: Molecules: H2 molecule, rotation of
molecules.
SIX1016 STATISTICS (3 CREDITS)
Assessment Method:
Introduction to statistics; Experimental Summative 60%
and observational studies; Display and Assessment:

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