You will focus on learning about curious and interesting physics phenomena in a hands-on and interactive manner. Some example topics include:Physics of music: you learn to understand how music instructions and harmonics work. You will answer questions like: why is piano string the length it is? Why does the hammer hit at a certain point? Why does a cord sound good?Escaping quick sand: most fluids you know are Newtonian, meaning that the faster you move them the easier they flow, which sounds sensible. However, quick sand behaves differently. It appears solid if it moves faster and liquid at slow speed. You will make your own quick sand and learn to understand its properties.Scales in physics: physics governs everything from the motion of atoms to the motion of galaxies. You will investigate the different physical phenomena on each length scale.

Target group
Bachelor's students with an interest in physics.

Course aim
To learn about curious and interesting ideas in physics in a hands-on manner.

Fee info
EUR 750: This includes a sleeping tent, food and drink consumptions and course material. EUR 825: This includes a bed in a log cabin, food and drink consumptions and course material.The third option is a student room for EUR 900,-. For our early birds we have a 200 euro discount! Register before 1 May.

Scholarships
Check the International Office of your University if scholarships are available.

University of Twente
Address: Netherlands Institute for Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship, Drienerlolaan 5
Postal code: 752 NB Enschede
City: Enschede
Country: Netherlands
Website: http://www.utwente.nl/curiousu/
E-mail: study@utwente.nl
Phone: +31 53 4895489