IMPROVEMENT AND TEACHING PRACTICE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS EXPERIMENT SERIES COURSES AT TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

The Experimental Physics Teaching Center of the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University has carried out the improvement and teaching practice of a series of fundamental physics experiment courses based on “integration of science and education” and a “modular platform”. This paper elaborates on the overall design philosophy and teaching practices. Efforts have been strengthened in building research-oriented and challenging experiment such as coaxial photonic crystals and rotating fiber-optic interferometers. Open and transparent teaching platforms combining general-purpose instruments with self-developed modular has been adopted. A progressive “foundation-comprehensive-research” teaching model has been implemented to promote personalized teaching. Teaching practice shows that the courses have stimulated students’ interest in learning and achieved positive results.