2020/02/19
ILAS Special Seminar at Kansai Seminar House 2020
ILAS Special Seminar at Kansai Seminar House 2020
＝申込受付終了しました＝
学部学生及び学部受入の特別聴講学生（交換留学生）各位 *大学院生もお申込み頂けます。１回生のチャレンジも歓迎中！
国際高等教育院では、京都大学の重鎮を迎えて、毎年冬季に1泊2日の特別セミナーを英語で行っています。本年は、京都大学副学長 北野正雄先生のご指導の下、計量にまつわる講義および実習を行います。日にちは、2020年2月19日〜20日、場所は、修学院離宮の近くの関西セミナーハウスです。留学生も交えての学修ですので、奮ってご参加ください。
～英語に自信がない、専門知識がない、などの心配は無用です。文系の方でもどなたでもご参加頂けるセミナーとなっております。他にはない貴重な機会ですので沢山のチャレンジをお待ちしております！～
※本セミナーの様子を広報用に写真撮影するほか、撮影した動画をOCWで公開することを予定しています。応募者は、応募によって写真および動画の公開に同意しているものとみなされます。
日本語版_ILAS Special Seminar_rev1.pdf
To mainly KU Undergraduate students and International undergraduate students from partner Universities,
(Graduate students are also welcome)
We would like to invite you to an exclusive seminar by a prominent university professor which will be held for two days (Feb 19 ～Feb 20, 2020) at Kansai Seminar House, located near Shugakuin Rikyu. The seminar will be carried out in English.
※With his/her application to this seminar, the content for publication of the photos and the video film will be regarded to be given by the applicant.
Theme: How to measure things
Lecturer:Prof. Dr. Masao Kitano (Executive Vice-President of Kyoto University)
Today, it’s considered a matter of course that when we want to measure the length of a thing, we do so based around the unit of ‘meters’.
Indeed, activities such as measuring various quantities, recording them as numbers and sharing them socially can be dated back to ancient civilization (or even earlier), and the practice of measuring has accumulated throughout our long history.
The accuracy of measurements has also been improved dramatically thanks mainly to the on going development of science and technology; these days, a tiny distortion in a minute space - for instance 10 to the – 17 meters - can be detected by using a state of the art gravitational wave interferometer.
Furthermore, continuous efforts have been made to standardize unit quantities for measuring devices throughout history, and since 2019 several basic units have become definable utilizing quantum-level observation.
In this seminar, we will conduct various small-scale experiments in groups to better comprehend and experience the diverse attempts of mankind to understand the essence of how to measure things (several concepts on measurements)
Prof. Dr. Masao Kitano Wikipedia International Measurement Conference
Dates: Feb. 19. (Wed.) ～ 20. (Thu.)2020
Participants: 40 students
Total forty students (KU students and international students from partner Universities) plus two faculty members, supported by some TAs.
*If the number of applicants exceeds capacity, participants will be chosen by lottery.
Application: January 9 (Thu.) ～27 (Mon.), 2020
Please apply from here=>Application form "ILAS special seminar 2020"
Announcement of selected participants: Jan. 31 (Fri), 2020
All applicants will receive emails with the result of the selection (or lottery). Since some cancellations are to be expected, a waiting list will be issued.
All participants are offered free of charge as follows:
・ Accommodation（Kansai Seminar House at Shugakuin）
・ Transportation(round trip between Kansai Seminar House and Kyoto University by a chartered bus）
・ Breakfast of the second day.
Cost to be paid by students:
・Dinner of the first day and lunch of the second day: JPY3,300
*Dinner and lunch fee (JPY3,300) will be collected before the program. We will inform participants of the due date and where to pay this fee by email on Jan. 31,2020. If it is not paid by the due date, your participation will be canceled.
《Cancellation policy》 ※Be sure to read!
If a participant calls off his/her participation for any reason, inform us without a fail by the cancellation form or email (even on the morning of departure)
to: iarrc-ka@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Please note that if you cancel after Monday, February 17, fees for the dinner and lunch (JPY 3,300)will not be refunded.
If you cancel without giving prior notice as requested above, you may be refused participation in similar events in the future. Since there may be many applicants waiting for a cancellation, please let us know as soon as possible when you decide to cancel.
The detailed schedule is as follows:
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February 19, Wed. |
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8:45 |
Meet in front of Yoshida-South Campus Building No.1 ※Be punctual |
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9:00 |
Departure |
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9:30～12:00 |
On arrival, move to the seminar room. Lecture: Quantity and numbers (Comparison, Euclidean algorithm and continued fraction) |
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12:00～13:00 |
Lunch（bring your own lunch） |
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13:00～15:00 |
Practice: Measurement of weight (to measure in groups and to developed a quantification method.) |
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15:00～16:30 |
Lecture: Meanings of units |
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16:30～18:00 |
Move to own rooms with your belongings, free time until dinner |
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18:00～19:00 |
Dinner |
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19:00～21:00 |
Presentation and Discussions |
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February 20, Thu. |
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8:00～9:00 |
Breakfast |
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9:00～10:00 |
Group photo session, pack up your belongings and check-out (keys to the reception) |
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10:00～12:00 |
Practice: Measurement of length and speed (to understand the method of defining length by velocity of light) |
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12:00～13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00～14:00 |
Lecture: Structure of unit system (especially regarding to the 2019 redefinition of SI) |
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14:00～16:00 |
Final Discussion |
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16:30 |
Departure |
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17:00 |
Arrival at Kyoto University |
English_ILAS Special Seminar_rev1.pdf
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