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LIST OF THE COURSES AND WEEKLY SCHEDULE. FIRST PART OF THE TERM
Morning Afternoon
Monday Statistical physics : from concepts to applications Experimental physics
Tuesday Soft matter and interfaces numerical methods for differential equations in physics
Students seminar
Wednesday Relativistic quantum mechanics Nano-photonics and quantum optics
Thursday Physics for biology Introduction to General Relativity
Friday Introduction to superconductivity (lecture)
Advanced mathematics for physicists
Introduction to superconductivity (exercises)
Advanced mathematics for physicists

 

LIST OF THE COURSES AND WEEKLY SCHEDULE. SECOND PART OF THE TERM
Morning Afternoon
Monday Statistical physics : from concepts to applications Experimental physics
Tuesday Soft matter and interfaces Students seminar
numerical methods for differential equations in physics
Wednesday Relativistic quantum mechanics Nano-photonics and quantum optics
Thursday Cosmology Energy transformations
Friday Sport Physics Non-linear partial differential equations

 

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Students can also perform a Self-directed work: library-based project, considered as a full course (6 ECTS), doing personal research and presenting a short seminar in january.

 

 

 

Introduction to superconductivity

Faculty: Jérôme Lesueur Tutor : Kris van Houcke ECTS : 3 Language of instruction : french and english Site web Description : In this introductory lecture, we will first describe the experimental evidences of superconductivity, from a (...) | ↦ Read more

Soft Matter and interfaces

Faculty: Lydéric Boquet and David Quéré Tutor : Victor Dagard ECTS: 6 Langue d’enseignement: french and english Description Dans ce cours, nous introduirons les concepts clef de la matière dite ’molle’ (soft matter), vus sous l’angle de ses (...) | ↦ Read more

Nano-photonics and quantum optics

Faculty: Christophe Voisin and Nicolas Treps Tutor : Emmanuel Baudin ECTS: 6 Langue d’enseignement: French and English Description The quantum optics and nanophotonics course is delivered as two half semestres. The first half semester is (...) | ↦ Read more

Cosmology and primordial galaxy formation in the universe

Faculty: Benoît Semelin Tutor: Jérémy Neveu ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction: English Description In the last 25 years, a number of astrophysical observations both ground-based and space-based (Cosmic Microwave Background, distant (...) | ↦ Read more

Relativistic quantum mechanics and introduction to quantum field theory

Faculty: Adel Bilal Tutor: Guilhem Semerjian ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction: English Prerequisites: A good knowledge of (non-relativistic) quantum mechanics and some notions of special relativity. Some elementary notions of groups and (...) | ↦ Read more

Experimental Physics

Tutors: Alexis Brès, Guillaume Michel et Arnaud Raoux ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction : French and English Pré-requis : des connaissances d’optique géométrique, d’optique ondulatoire, d’hydrodynamique, de mécanique quantique (niveaux (...) | ↦ Read more

Physics for Biology

Faculty: Sylvie Hénon Tutor: Steve Donaldson ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction : English Description Chapter I - Introduction: a few biological systems and some physics tools Chapter II - Electrostatics and thermodynamics of salty (...) | ↦ Read more

Numerical methods for differential equations in physics

Faculty: Laurette Tuckerman Tutor: Kris Van Houcke et Bruno Regaldo Projects supervision: Kris Van Houcke et Bruno Regaldo ECTS credits: 6 Language of instuction: English (French if spoken by all students taking the course) Description Most (...) | ↦ Read more

Statistical Physics: Concepts and applications

Faculty: Werner Krauth Tutor: Victor Dagard ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction: English Web site: Description Scope of the course This lecture course on statistical mechanics will take students from the foundations of probability theory (...) | ↦ Read more

Sport Physics

Faculty: Christophe Clanet Tutor: Christophe Clanet ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction: English Description | ↦ Read more

Introduction to General Relativity

Faculty: Nick Kaiser Tutor: Erwan Allys ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction: English Web site: Description Historical development: Newtonian gravity - 1=r2 force - potential, gravity and tidal -elds - Pois- son’s equation. Similar to (...) | ↦ Read more

Energy transformations

Faculty: Stephan FAUVE Tutor: Guillaume Michel ECTS credits: 3 Language of instruction: French Web site: Description 1. Bilans énergétiques de la terre Energie solaire Cycle de l’eau, vents, courants, hydroélectricité Photosynthèse, énergies (...) | ↦ Read more

Self-directed work: library-based projects

Faculty: Werner Krauth ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction: English Web site: Description Personal work plays an essential role in the undergraduate studies at ENS. The reduced class time allows the students to think and go deeper in (...) | ↦ Read more

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Next student seminar :
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Here you can find information about your internships:
Experimental Internship - Undergraduate program
Master ICFP first year Internship

News : ICFP Research seminars
November 14 - 18, 2022 :

All information about the program

Contact us - Student support and Graduate School office :
Tél : 01 44 32 35 60
enseignement@phys.ens.fr