Attempts to encourage secondary students to initiate university studies of physics in the University of Barcelona based on experiments related to optics

Santiago Vallmitjana

doi:10.1117/12.668178

1 February 2006 Attempts to encourage secondary students to initiate university studies of physics in the University of Barcelona based on experiments related to optics

Santiago Vallmitjana

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Proceedings Volume 6034, ICO20: Optical Design and Fabrication; 603422 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668178
Event: ICO20:Optical Devices and Instruments, 2005, Changchun, China

Abstract

In order to attract the interest for the physical sciences to secondary students to initiate university studies, the Faculty of Physics of the University of Barcelona has begun a project which consists of the presentation of science in an attractive way by means of carefully chosen demonstrations and experiments and a suitable ambiance of communication. In this paper the details of the organization of the activities, which are based on experiments, mainly related to optics phenomena.

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Santiago Vallmitjana "Attempts to encourage secondary students to initiate university studies of physics in the University of Barcelona based on experiments related to optics", Proc. SPIE 6034, ICO20: Optical Design and Fabrication, 603422 (1 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.668178

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