Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

This course examines the core ideas and concepts and principles of limits, differentiation, and integration of functions in multiple variables, vector analysis. It teaches students to apply the rigorous, analytical and numeric approach to analyze and solve problems using concepts of multivariable calculus. Course topics include: differentiation in several variables, with applications in approximation, maximum and minimum, and geometry, integration in several variables, vector analysis.

This course is the second of a series of two general physics courses which employ a calculus-based approach. Key topics include: electric charge and field; Gauss' Law; electric potential; capacitance and dielectrics; current, resistance and EMF; direct-current circuits; magnetic field and magnetic forces; sources of magnetic field; electromagnetic inductions; inductance; alternating current; electromagnetic waves; nature and propagation of light; interference; diffraction. Pre-requisite: single-variable calculus Text: Sears and Zemansky, UNIVERSITY PHYSICS WITH MODERN PHYSICS. Assessment: homework (10%), quizzes (40%), final exam (50%).

The ocean is the largest life-supporting habitat on Earth, and yet, it is less explored than the surface of the moon. This survey course introduces the fundamental, cross-disciplinary knowledge of our ocean from its formation, to the physics in circulation and climate modulation, to the chemistry and biology of the living systems within.

The course introduces basic statistical techniques and terminology used in analyzing business data and their application to functional areas of business. The course is divided into seven areas: descriptive statistics, probability and probability distribution, discrete and continuous probability distribution models, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, two-population inferences, and regression analysis and modeling. Topics covered include collection, tabulation, and presentation of numerical data; concepts of probability and probability distributions; sampling; statistical estimation and hypothesis testing; and correlation and regression analysis.

This is an introductory course in thermodynamics. Course topics include: fundamental concepts; pure substance; work and heat; control volume; ideal and real gases; first and second laws of thermodynamics; entropy; elementary power and refrigeration cycles.

This is a course examining topics in fluid dynamics. Course topics include: Lagrangian and Eulerian methods for the flow description; derivation of the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations; sound wave and Mach number; 2D irrotational flow; elements of aerofoil theory; water wave dispersion relation; shallow water waves; ship wave pattern; dynamics of real fluid, stokes flow and boundary layer theory.

This course introduces the field of environmental history focusing on the past one hundred years of environmental change around the globe. The course explores different themes in environmental history, including the environmental impact of humans, the history of sustainable development, environmental justice movements and national programs of nature conservation.

Sustainable development integrates improvements in human welfare with improvements in the health of the environment. It is societies attempt to solve the degradation that economic and social development has imposed on the environment. To solve environmental crises such as climate change, pollution, or destruction of biodiversity we need to integrate environmental practices into all our activities, pulling together new technologies, lifestyles, economic theories and business practices, and government policies. This course looks at how this process of integration works at the international, national, and municipal levels and from the organization perspectives of different industrial sectors, businesses, and communities. On the completion of this course, students will be able to: Integrate the principles and goals of sustainable development into sustainability efforts; Analyze and critique existing socio-technical systems for environmental performance; Explore, critique and apply options for transitioning socio-technical systems to achieve better environmental performance; Design approaches for collective action problem solving and coordination among stakeholders; Gain knowledge of several Hong Kong socio-technological systems that will be of future use in Hong Kong and elsewhere. Develop and use the skills and competencies of a sustainability professional. The course is built around group-based projects on Hong Kong's socio-technological systems. The projects integrate knowledge and skills drawn from a main text and supplemental readings. Group Demonstration 10% Individual Reading Assignments (2 x 5%) 10% Group Project Presentation 10% Report (group integration component) 15% (individual component) 25% Final Exam 30%

This course explores developing systems thinking skills to solve complex environmental problems. Systems thinking emphasizes the big picture, linkages and interactions. Through an activity-based course students develop systems diagramming skills, concepts and find unconventional solutions for complex environmental problems.

Restricted to students with non-Chinese language backgrounds. This course builds on the groundwork laid in Elementary Chinese I (LANG1120), and takes students to a higher level of understanding of Putonghua phonology and a stronger communicative competence in using Putonghua in everyday situations.